Name: Ten-minute Talk about Designer Joel Robinson
Start: 2019-06-04T12:00
Location: Floor 3

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Held on Tue, Jun 4, 2019, 12:00 p.m.

MoMA, Floor 3

Joel Robinson. Ovals textile. c.1951-1955. Screenprinted linen, 50 × 34" (127 × 86.4 cm). Manufacturer: L. Anton Maix Fabrics, New York, NY. Committee on Architecture and Design Funds

Joel Robinson was the first Black designer to have his work included in MoMA’s collection. Andrew Gardner, a curatorial assistant in the Department of Architecture and Design, discusses Robinson’s legacy in the context of MoMA’s design collection.

This talk is free for members and Museum admission ticket holders. No registration is required. Groups meet on Floor 3, The Value of Good Design.

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This event accompanies The Value of Good Design.

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