Online lecture: "Diversion, Design, and Democracy: Department Stores 1850s-1920s”
Victorian Society in America's Online Lecture Series
Join us this Saturday, October 29th at 3pm ET for a live online lecture, “Diversion, Design, and Democracy: Department Stores 1850s-1920s." All lectures are FREE with online registration.
Join the Victorian Society in America for the next in our FREE online lecture series - Saturday, October 29th at 3pm ET. Jennifer Carlquist, design historian and Executive Director of Boscobel House and Gardens in New York, will be presenting "Diversion, Design, and Democracy: Department Stores 18502-1920s."
Department Stores were encyclopedic entities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for their customers, employees, and society at large. Far more than the dry goods concerns that preceded them, department stores harnessed all the powers of art, science, and commerce to spread influence and impact world-wide. They provided social and economic mobility, seeded major art museums, and constructed some of the most ambitious architecture of their age. This lecture provides an illustrated overview of the rise of these retail reigns, and their impact. Jennifer Carlquist is an historian specializing in designs made, retailed and collected in America. She is currently the Executive Director of Boscobel House and Gardens in New York.
All lectures recorded and available for viewing for two weeks after each live presentation (links on our Lectures web page). We look forward to having you join us!
