With its beginnings in Great Britain, the Arts & Crafts Movement was inspired by the idea that objects and architecture could be imbued with a moral as a functional purpose. The patterns and patterns makers who transformed the art form, and who paved the way for successors in America, will get a close examination at an upcoming discussion that kicks off this year’s Friends of the Gamble House lecture series.
“Patterns for a Movement: The Arts & Crafts in England and Scotland” is the topic by current Gamble House curator Anne Mallek, set to take place at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010 at the Ahmanson Auditorium, Art Center College of Design, 1700 Lida Vista in Pasadena.
The lecture is free to Friends of the Gamble House (FOGH) members and $12 to the general public.
Advance tickets for the entire FOGH lecture series are $40 for the general public (they are free to FOGH members).
Other series lectures include:
author Ericka Esau on “"The Transcontinental Bungalow: From Pasadena to Australia,” Jan. 15, 2011; Pasadena artist Kenton Nelson, March 12; and writer David Weinstein on “Joseph Eichler and his Architects: The Men Behind Eichler Homes,” May 16.
For more information and to order tickets, call (626) 793-3334, ext. 52 or visit www.gamblehouse.org.
About Anne Mallek
The curator at The Gamble House in Pasadena, Mallek previously was responsible for cataloging and researching the Huntington Library's extensive collection of William Morris and Morris & Company material. In 2002, she curated the exhibition William Morris: Creating the Useful and the Beautiful at the Huntington, and also helped to research and prepare the 2004 exhibition The Beauty of Life: William Morris and the Art of Design along with its accompanying publication.
Mallek was also co-curator of the 2008-09 exhibition, A “New and Native” Beauty: The Art and Craft of Greene & Greene, as well as co-editor and contributing author of the accompanying exhibition publication.
About the Friends of the Gamble House (FOGH)
A support group of the University of Southern California, the FOGH is composed of individuals, corporations and organizations dedicated to the financial support of the Gamble House. Membership fees and Friends-sponsored events help fund the education and restoration programs of the Gamble House.
About the Gamble House
Built in 1908, the Gamble House is the most complete and best preserved example of the work of renowned Pasadena architects Charles and Henry Greene. The Gamble House is an internationally recognized National Historic Landmark in the style of the American Arts and Crafts movement. The official property of the City of Pasadena, the house is in a joint operating agreement and managed by the University of Southern California.
The Gamble House is open for public tours Thursday – Sunday, noon – 3 p.m., closed on national holidays. For more information, visit www.gamblehouse.org.
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