This Week at The Wolfsonian-FIU‏

THIS WEEK AT THE WOLFSONIAN-FIU

PUBLIC TALK
Thursday, September 25, 7pm
DESIGNED FOR THE PEOPLE—What impact did New Deal projects have on South Florida? Join us for a panel discussion among authors and editors of The New Deal in South Florida: Design, Policy, and Community Building, 1933-1940 (2008). Speakers, all affiliated with FIU, include the book's editors, John F. Stack, Jr., director, Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy and Citizenship Studies and John A. Stuart, professor of Architecture. Also speaking are Marianne Lamonaca, associate director for curatorial affairs and education, and Ted Baker, retired associate professor and landscape architect. Book signing follows. Free to members and FIU community; $10 all others.

TOUR
Friday, September 26, 6pm
DECO AND DESIGN TOUR—This two-hour adventure begins with a walking tour of the Art Deco District, then moves inside to explore The Wolfsonian's collection. The tour focuses on New Deal architecture and the exhibition A Bittersweet Decade. Presented with the Miami Design Preservation League. Limited to 20. RSVP and one-week advance ticket purchase required: 305.535.2644 or education@thewolf.fiu.edu. Tour begins and ends at The Wolfsonian. $10
for members; $20 all others.

DON'T FORGET...FRIDAYS ARE FREE AT THE WOLF
Free admission begins at 6pm. Join us for a guided tour at 6pm, and innovative programming at 7pm. Galleries remain open until 9pm.

Left: Print
Miner Joe, 1942
Elizabeth Olds (American, 1896-1991)
Screenprint
The Wolfsonian-FIU
The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection