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Thanks to a grant from the <a href="https://www.michiganbusiness.org/industries/macc/" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Michigan Arts and Culture Council</a>, we've been able to redesign and reopen this space that had been closed since 2018. Our <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/current-events/calendar/texaco-service-station-experience/" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Texaco Service Station Experience</a> is more inclusive and accessible than ever before, with activities geared to guests of all abilities and varying age groups.</p><p>The new interactives are based on the actual work that took place in automotive service garages across the United States throughout the mid-20<sup>th</sup> century. Each activity is rooted in <a href="https://inhub.thehenryford.org/overview/what-is-model-i" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Model i</a>, The Henry Ford's signature learning framework focusing on the actions and habits of innovators. Six concepts are highlighted in the garage: Diagnose, Assemble, Inspect, Maintain, Repair and Test.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/2_texaco-service-station-test.jpg?sfvrsn=fcc20901_1" height="676" width="1200" alt="Texaco Service Station - Test" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]d0cf6284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"></p><p><em>Guests build electrical circuits and find the right tool for the job in the Test and Repair interactives. / Photo by Matt Anderson</em></p><br><p>“Test” is centered on the electrical systems that power everything from a car's spark plugs to its horn. In this activity, guests make an electrical circuit using puzzle pieces connecting the battery with the horn, headlights and turn signals. Build the circuit correctly and you’ll see these various components work. But if they don't power up as expected, then you can go back to your circuit to find and fix the wrong puzzle pieces. Next to “Test” is the “Repair” station, where visitors discover valve covers with various fasteners. The challenge is to match nuts, bolts and screws with the tools that fit them, whether it's an open-end wrench, a socket wrench or a flathead or square screwdriver.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/3_texaco-service-station-maintain.jpg?sfvrsn=7dd0901_1" height="676" width="1200" alt="Texaco Service Station - Maintain" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]2bd06284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"></p><p><em>Guests can perform routine maintenance tasks like checking tire pressure or oil level. / Photo by Matt Anderson</em></p><br><p>The “Maintain” activity contains three routine maintenance tasks familiar to any driver: checking tire pressure, oil level and battery charge. Guests push down on a T-handle plunger and watch a tire pressure gauge as it moves between "low" and "high." When the center of the gauge lights up, you know you've got it right. Pull on a dipstick to check engine oil and you're rewarded with an amusing slide whistle glissando. And in a nod to the growing popularity of electric vehicles, guests can charge a pair of EV batteries using a paddle charger inspired by <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/326534#slide=gs-215558" data-sf-ec-immutable="">the type used with the General Motors EV1</a>.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/4_texaco-service-station-inspect.jpg?sfvrsn=c6c20901_1" height="676" width="1200" alt="Texaco Service Station - Inspect" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]eacf6284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"></p><p><em>The basic workings of a four-stroke internal combustion engine are shown by this cutaway model. / Photo by Matt Anderson</em></p><br><p>The "Inspect" area includes an interactive that might appeal to adults as much as to children. We've created a cutaway model of a V-8 engine. Spin the red dial under the crankshaft and you can watch as pistons move up and down and valves open and close. What’s more, colored lights flash in sequence to illustrate ignition and exhaust within the two visible cylinders. As sophisticated as modern internal combustion engines are, most still use the same <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/361252" data-sf-ec-immutable="">four-stoke cycle</a> developed by <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/118195" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Nikolaus Otto</a> in the 1870s.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/5_texaco-service-station-assemble.jpg?sfvrsn=36dd0901_1" height="676" width="1200" alt="Texaco Service Station - Assemble" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]1ad06284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"></p><p><em>Guests assemble major automobile components in this puzzle activity. / Photo by Matt Anderson</em></p><br><p>Automobiles depend on multiple systems that work together to move the car. Young visitors discover some of the more significant ones in the service station's “Assemble” zone. Large puzzle pieces represent things like the engine, battery, driveshaft, muffler and tires on a typical car. Moving these pieces into their proper locations helps to show how they all work together to keep motorists moving down the road.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/5_texaco-service-station-diagnose.jpg?sfvrsn=23dd0901_1" height="676" width="1200" alt="Texaco Service Station - Diagnose" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]0fd06284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"></p><p><em>Youngsters can examine worn tire treads at this interactive station. / Photo by Matt Anderson</em></p><br><p>The station's "Diagnose" area is where the rubber meets the road. Children are invited to inspect a set of tires, looking for damage like a puncture from a nail or wear to the tread. This activity is a good reminder that today's highly reliable cars and trucks still depend on components that wear out with use and need replacing.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/6_texaco-service-station.jpg?sfvrsn=1dd0901_1" height="676" width="1200" alt="Texaco Service Station" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]2dd06284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"></p><p><em>This scaled-down 1964 Ford Falcon replica hangs over the garage, allowing young visitors to see the car's undercarriage. / Photo by Matt Anderson</em></p><br><p>Visitors might recognize an old favorite returning from the previous version of the Texaco garage. Our scaled-down replica of a 1964 Ford Falcon, which previously <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/154577#slide=gs-225551" data-sf-ec-immutable="">sat on the garage floor</a>, now hangs from the ceiling as if raised on a lift. This new placement lets visitors get a look at the car's undercarriage, as well as major components like the drivetrain and exhaust system. It all neatly mirrors the nearby "Assemble" puzzle activity.</p><p>Each of these new interactives was conceived, designed and built based on guest feedback and guidance from The Henry Ford's own accessibility advisory group. The activities bring new ideas and educational opportunities to the Texaco garage, and they make more efficient and effective use of the space. We're eager to share the reimagined Texaco Service Station Experience with everyone.</p><br><p><em>Matt Anderson is Curator of Transportation at The Henry Ford.</em></p> <p class="tag-wrapper"> <span class="icon-tags"></span> <a href="/explore/blog/tag/by-matt-anderson/">by Matt Anderson</a> </p> </div> <div class="margin-bottom-large"> <div class="figure-header"> <div class="share-icons "> <a href="#" class="share-facebook-trigger notrack" data-share-url="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/optimizing-the-body-and-brain/"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_Facebook.png" alt="Facebook"></a> <a href="#" class="share-twitter-trigger notrack" data-share-url="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/optimizing-the-body-and-brain/" data-share-description=""Optimizing the Body and Brain" from THF!"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_Twitter.png" alt="Twitter"></a> <a data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" data-pin-custom="true" href="//www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/" class="notrack"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_pinterst.png" alt="Pinterest"></a> <a href="#" id="email-form-modal-btn" class="share-email-form-trigger notrack" data-form-url="/global/share-email-modal" data-share-url="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/optimizing-the-body-and-brain/" data-share-title=""Optimizing the Body and Brain" from The Henry Ford" data-share-description="Check out "Optimizing the Body and Brain" from The Henry Ford!"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_Email.png" alt="Email"></a> </div> <h1><a href="/explore/blog/optimizing-the-body-and-brain">Optimizing the Body and Brain</a></h1> <div class="figure-details"> <span class="icon-event"></span> November 22, 2024 </div> </div> <p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/red_wing_logo.jpg?sfvrsn=5ac30901_1" alt="Detroit Red Wings logo from the Hydrotherapy Room in the players' locker room." sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]76ce6284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Detroit Red Wings logo from the Hydrotherapy Room in the players' locker room. Credit: Photograph courtesy of Detroit Red Wings. Allison Farrand, photographer.</em></p><p>The Performance team plays a crucial role in an athlete's health and abilities on the ice. The Detroit Red Wings Performance team consists of athletic trainers, physical therapists, a massage therapist, a dietitian, medical doctors, a dentist, and a chiropractor. Their work, aided by various tools, modalities, and nutrition plans, ensures players are both physically and mentally fit for the demands of the game.</p><p>One of the ways training staff does this is through sleep pattern analysis of data from a player's Oura Ring. The Oura Ring provides round-the-clock insights into sleep, fitness, and stress for wellness and helps determine a player's recovery and stress levels.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/oura-ring-data.jpg?sfvrsn=dcc00901_1" alt="Detroit Red Wings logo from the Hydrotherapy Room in the players' locker room." sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]f0cd6284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>This data, an example of which is shown here, helps the performance team optimize recovery and energy with the ability to adjust conditioning based on the player's needs. Credits: Courtesy of Detroit Red Wings. Lisa McDowell, dietitian.</em></p><p>Players are instructed on best practices for the best sleep environment at home and when traveling for road games. One of the most important factors in maintaining quality sleep is optimizing circadian rhythm. Players need approximately eight to ten hours of sleep with two of those hours coming from Rapid Eye Movement or REM sleep and two to three hours coming from deep sleep. A poor night's sleep results in higher injury risk, slower speed and reaction time, lower testosterone, and impaired glycogen stores. Athletes recover physically during the deep sleep phases as growth hormone and testosterone are released for recovery. REM sleep allows for emotional recovery which is crucial to maintaining a player's peak mental health.</p><p>With frequent time zone changes and schedule shifts, a player's sleep routine is often impacted. To offset these disturbances and post-game adrenaline, the performance dietitian provides products such as tart cherry juice, chamomile tea, kiwi, nuts and magnesium, which are crucial for a great night's sleep. Drinks like ginger/turmeric shots and berry protein shakes accelerate recovery and reduce oxidative stress. Magnesium supplements and magnesium-rich foods also promote muscle relaxation and stress reduction.</p><p>Another key ingredient for an athlete's peak performance levels is arriving on game day well rested, hydrated, and fueled. Each player's nutrition plan is specific to them and based on genetics, body composition, blood work, metabolism, and personal preferences.</p><p>Each player can participate in a sports performance blood work panel and genetic testing. Body composition is also measured, and the goals are included as part of the nutrition plan. We are what we eat, and every choice matters; each player's nutrition routine is individualized to optimize performance, endurance, recovery, and overall health.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/sample-meal-plan---breakfast.jpg?sfvrsn=2ec30901_1" alt="Detroit Red Wings logo from the Hydrotherapy Room in the players' locker room." sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]02ce6284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Sample meal plan for breakfast and protein shake. Credits: Courtesy of Detroit Red Wings. Lisa McDowell, dietitian.</em></p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/sample-meal-plan---lunch-1.jpg?sfvrsn=90c00901_1" alt="Detroit Red Wings logo from the Hydrotherapy Room in the players' locker room." sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]bccd6284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Sample meal plan for lunch and afternoon snack. Credits: Courtesy of Detroit Red Wings. Lisa McDowell, dietitian.</em></p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/sample-meal-plan---dinner.jpg?sfvrsn=fac00901_1" alt="Detroit Red Wings logo from the Hydrotherapy Room in the players' locker room." sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]d6cd6284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Sample meal plan for dinner. Credits: Courtesy of Detroit Red Wings. Lisa McDowell, dietitian.</em></p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/sample-meal-plan---night-snack.jpg?sfvrsn=6ec30901_1" alt="Detroit Red Wings logo from the Hydrotherapy Room in the players' locker room." sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]42ce6284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Sample meal plan for a night-time snack. Credits: Courtesy of Detroit Red Wings. Lisa McDowell, dietitian.</em></p><p>Attention to recovery after the game is part of the strategy to optimize the next day's performance. A hockey game typically lasts approximately two and a half hours, so restoring glycogen is paramount for back-to-back games. Most athletes can store enough muscle glycogen to fuel an entire game. Topping off glycogen stores before puck drop is one way to achieve this, through food choices that maximize metabolic efficiency and blood sugar stability.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/super-foods.jpg?sfvrsn=12c30901_1" alt="Detroit Red Wings logo from the Hydrotherapy Room in the players' locker room." sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]3ece6284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Nutrition plans often include types of food referred to as "superfoods," examples of which are shown in the chart above. As the slide says, these foods help decrease inflammation and support hormones through naturally occurring bioactives. Credits: Courtesy of Detroit Red Wings. Lisa McDowell, dietitian.</em></p><p>On a similar note, nutrition plans are modified for illness and injury. Specific protocols for problems involving soft tissue, bones, concussions, gastrointestinal infections, and others are used by the performance team when helping players recover. These protocols also provide evidence-based micro and macro nutrients to accelerate healing and reduce days off the ice.</p><p>From a nutrition perspective, recovery begins as soon as the game ends. The minute the players begin to drink their recovery shakes and ginger/turmeric shots, the body begins the process of muscle repair. Food is provided as soon as the players have an appetite to eat (within an hour) to allow for optimal glycogen repletion and muscle protein synthesis. Certain bioactives found in food also help with recovery signaling by mitigating inflammation.</p><p>You can see other examples of the tools and modalities mentioned here at the <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/current-events/calendar/hockey-faster-than-ever/" data-sf-ec-immutable=""><em>HOCKEY: Faster Than Ever</em></a> exhibition now through January 5.</p><p>A special thank you goes out to massage therapist Britta Ottoboni and team dietitian Lisa McDowell of the Detroit Red Wings. They not only provided input on this blog but also made significant contributions to the Performance Team display in the <em>HOCKEY: Faster Than Ever</em> exhibition.</p><br><p><em>Written by Cory Nummer, Curator, Curation & Collections, Ilitch Companies.</em></p> </div> <div class="margin-bottom-large"> <div class="figure-header"> <div class="share-icons "> <a href="#" class="share-facebook-trigger notrack" data-share-url="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/everyday-jim-crow/"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_Facebook.png" alt="Facebook"></a> <a href="#" class="share-twitter-trigger notrack" data-share-url="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/everyday-jim-crow/" data-share-description=""Everyday Jim Crow" from THF!"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_Twitter.png" alt="Twitter"></a> <a data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" data-pin-custom="true" href="//www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/" class="notrack"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_pinterst.png" alt="Pinterest"></a> <a href="#" id="email-form-modal-btn" class="share-email-form-trigger notrack" data-form-url="/global/share-email-modal" data-share-url="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/everyday-jim-crow/" data-share-title=""Everyday Jim Crow" from The Henry Ford" data-share-description="Check out "Everyday Jim Crow" from The Henry Ford!"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_Email.png" alt="Email"></a> </div> <h1><a href="/explore/blog/everyday-jim-crow">Everyday Jim Crow</a></h1> <div class="figure-details"> <span class="icon-event"></span> November 21, 2024 </div> </div> <p>Before the Civil Rights Act of 1964, America was legally ruled by segregation—the separation of citizens based on race and ethnicity. These laws, both formally written into law and local, societal norms, often were based on the historic Black Codes (or Code Noire in French-speaking Louisiana), which dictated how African Americans were to interact with whites: from where one was able to buy a house or allowed to live generally, to stepping off the curb when passing whites on the sidewalk. These laws became known colloquially as “Jim Crow” laws.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf169389.png?sfvrsn=82dd0901_1" alt="An interesting artifact in the collection of The Henry Ford is a “Jim Crow” cookie cutter (circa 1840-1870) dating from the earliest years of transition in forms of racial oppression" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]aed06284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>An interesting artifact in the collection of The Henry Ford is a “Jim Crow” cookie cutter (circa 1840-1870) dating from the earliest years of transition in forms of racial oppression / THF169389</em></p><p><strong>Who Was Jim Crow?</strong></p><p>He was a folk character popularized by white minstrel performer Thomas D. Rice and popularized in 1828. Jim Crow laws, put in place by local and state governments across the country, enforced racial segregation in public spaces and life. Stereotypes were popular ways of maintaining and promoting racial hierarchies and spreading distrust of “The Other” within white U.S. society. The Jim Crow stereotype became a popular form of not only diminishing African American cultural practices and physical differences to people of European descent but also normalizing thinking of them as lesser people.</p><p>The most sinister aspect of Jim Crow was how embedded it was in the everyday life of every American. Given that the music of the time was established in the minstrel scene, it isn't surprising that songs were rife with references to Jim Crow, like the sheet music seen here.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf98689bd0a134d-7524-4c86-a71e-5197dc567de0.png?sfvrsn=90dc0901_1" alt="Music Sheet, Jimmy Crow, 1834-1837" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]bcd16284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Music Sheet, "Jimmy Crow," 1834-1837 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/18871" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF98689</a></em></p><p><strong>Navigating These Spaces</strong></p><p>It is critical to note that African Americans did not take kindly to Jim Crow—the figure, or the laws. They consistently resisted, creating their own resources, businesses, and economic systems within their own communities. One of the most important tools used by African Americans to navigate, literally and figuratively, was The Negro Motorist Green Book. Published between 1936 and 1966, the “Green Book” contained advertisements and details on hotels, restaurants, and other destinations that catered to Black visitors. The spaces were oases for Black travelers who could go hundreds of miles without safe places to stop and rest. </p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf99199.png?sfvrsn=83dd0901_1" alt="Guidebook, Negro Motorist Green Book, 1937 Edition, Complimentary Issue,page 6-7" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]afd06284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Guidebook, "Negro Motorist Green Book, 1937 Edition, Complimentary Issue", page 6-7 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/374700/#slide=gs-256490" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF99199</a></em></p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf99202.png?sfvrsn=9cdd0901_1" alt="Guidebook, Negro Motorist Green Book, 1937 Edition, Complimentary Issue,page 12-13" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]b0d06284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Guidebook, "Negro Motorist Green Book, 1937 Edition, Complimentary Issue", page 12-13 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/374700/#slide=gs-256493" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF169389</a></em></p><p><strong>Fighting Back</strong></p><p>Combatting Jim Crow took organization from several different African American-led and allied groups. The oldest of these is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, founded in 1909 when the premiere of The Clansman placed the Ku Klux Klan into a celebratory national light. The button below is from the Civil Rights Congress, a labor-based collaboration concerned about cases of racial injustice, particularly as it affected Black Americans in the South. These groups, working at the national and legal levels, often were supported by coalitions and individuals on the ground—who usually took the risks of violence head-on. Together, communities challenged the power of Jim Crow and chipped away at its power until they forced change everywhere.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf1620.png?sfvrsn=81dd0901_1" alt="I Won’t Live with Jim Crow: Civil Rights Congress button, circa 1948" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]add06284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>“I Won’t Live with Jim Crow: Civil Rights Congress” button, circa 1948 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/333196/" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF1620</a></em></p><br><p><em>Amber N. 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Nearly 750 cars, trucks, motorcycles, fire engines, and bicycles gathered for the show favored with sunny skies and fall-like temperatures. Attendees enjoyed good food, entertaining music and programs, and the incomparable kinetic energy of all those early gas, steam, and electric vehicles motoring through the village.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/untitled-2.png?sfvrsn=73c10901_1" alt="This 1930 Chrysler Series 70 was among the vehicles highlighted in Detroit Central Market" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]5fcc6284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>This 1930 Chrysler Series 70 was among the vehicles highlighted in Detroit Central Market. / Photo by Matt Anderson</em></p><p>Each year at Old Car Festival we honor a specific make or model, or we celebrate a significant anniversary. Considering that <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/366688#slide=gs-216348" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Walter P. Chrysler</a> introduced the <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/178506" data-sf-ec-immutable="">first Chrysler-badged cars</a> in 1924, the Chrysler Centennial was an obvious choice for our 2024 theme. Chrysler got his start as a railroad machinist, but his abilities and industry contacts led to a job as Buick’s production head in 1911. Chrysler grew frustrated with General Motors boss William C. Durant – who enjoyed building corporations more than cars – and left in 1919. Never one to sit still, Chrysler reinvented himself as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnaround_management" data-sf-ec-immutable="">turnaround manager</a>, first at ailing Willys-Overland then at Maxwell. Chrysler effectively transformed Maxwell into his own Chrysler Corporation, and within five years he expanded it into a full-line automaker by purchasing Dodge Brothers and introducing mid-priced DeSoto and low-priced Plymouth.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/untitled-3.png?sfvrsn=40c10901_1" alt="Our operating replica of Henry Ford's 1901 “Sweepstakes” race car was in Detroit Central Market, alongside a separate copy of its 2-cylinder, 539-cubic-inch engine" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]6ccc6284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Our operating replica of Henry Ford’s <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/199258" data-sf-ec-immutable="">1901 “Sweepstakes” race car</a> was in Detroit Central Market, alongside a separate copy of its 2-cylinder, 539-cubic-inch engine. / Photo by Matt Anderson</em></p><p>We honored Chrysler the man as much as Chrysler the company with a display in <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/333732" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Detroit Central Market</a> that covered all phases of his career. Several Old Car Festival participants kindly lent their own cars to the exhibit including a 1913 Buick 31, a 1920 Overland 4, a 1925 Maxwell 25-C, and various Chrysler models from 1927 to 1931 (including The Henry Ford’s own <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/182019" data-sf-ec-immutable="">1927 Chrysler Imperial Sportif</a>). The special display was rounded out with a 1931 Plymouth PA and a 1932 Dodge Brothers DL.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/untitled-4.png?sfvrsn=47c10901_1" alt="Narrated pass-in-review sessions provided a moment in the spotlight for participating cars, like this 1923 Studebaker Big Six" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]6bcc6284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Narrated pass-in-review sessions provided a moment in the spotlight for participating cars, like this 1923 Studebaker Big Six. / Photo by Matt Anderson</em></p><p>For those who preferred to let the action come to them, Old Car Festival included several pass-in-review programs on Saturday and Sunday. Attendees could grab a seat in the bleachers and listen as experts like Andrew Beckman, archivist at the <a href="https://www.studebakermuseum.org/" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Studebaker National Museum</a>, and Derek Moore, curator of collections at the <a href="https://www.lanemotormuseum.org/" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Lane Motor Museum</a>, provided commentary on passing vehicles. Folks interested in pedal-powered transportation could listen as bicycle historian Bill Smith narrated programs featuring <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/118762" data-sf-ec-immutable="">high-wheel</a> and <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/118558" data-sf-ec-immutable="">safety bikes</a> from the mid-19th century into the early 20th century.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/untitled-5.png?sfvrsn=a9c10901_1" alt="The corner of Maple and Post hosted a Ford Model T pickup and Model A roadster alongside a 1925 Franklin sedan and a 1931 Chevrolet pickup" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]85cc6284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>The corner of Maple and Post hosted a Ford Model T pickup and Model A roadster alongside a 1925 Franklin sedan and a 1931 Chevrolet pickup. / Photo by Matt Anderson</em></p><p>Beyond pass-in-review, the weekend included two special presentations in <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/252428" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Martha-Mary Chapel</a>. Bob Casey, retired curator of transportation at The Henry Ford, spoke about Fred Zeder, Owen Skelton and Carl Breer, the “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Musketeers_(Studebaker_engineers)" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Three Musketeers</a>” who designed the first of Walter Chrysler’s eponymous cars – and many more thereafter. Andy Dervan, a volunteer with our <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/services/" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Benson Ford Research Center</a>, presented on <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/378219" data-sf-ec-immutable=""><em>Ford Times</em></a>, Ford Motor Company’s promotional magazine published from 1908 to 1917. Meanwhile, roadside America historian Daniel Hershberger literally set up camp near <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/183291" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Scotch Settlement School</a> where he presented on early auto camping throughout the weekend.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/untitled-6.png?sfvrsn=bfc10901_1" alt="Acetylene lamps like those on this 1911 Metz lit the way during the Saturday evening gaslight tour." sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]93cc6284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Acetylene lamps like those on this 1911 Metz lit the way during the Saturday evening gaslight tour. / Photo by Matt Anderson</em></p><p>Saturday evening brought its own special magic with a concert of period music by the River Raisin Ragtime Revue, and the ever-popular gaslight tour in which cars ignited their vintage acetylene lamps and paraded through the twilight. The evening festivities concluded with a Dixieland-style parade to the exit gates led by the Tartarsauce Traditional Jazz Band. Additional weekend music offerings included ragtime piano performances, blues from Rev. Robert Jones, vocal pop from the Village Trio and the Greenfield Village Quartet, and selections from the Masters of Music band and the Village Strings.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/untitled-7.png?sfvrsn=a6c10901_1" alt="Small engines, including the one powering this early 1930s Maytag washing machine, were demonstrated at the Ford Home" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]8acc6284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Small engines, including the one powering this early 1930s Maytag washing machine, were demonstrated at the Ford Home. / Photo by Matt Anderson</em></p><p>Automobile engines weren’t the only featured powerplants. Once again in 2024, the Early Engine Club put together a farm power expo at the <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/49763" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Ford Home</a>. Antique hit-and-miss engines, a Ford Model T powering small machines, and even a <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/188731" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Model T converted into a tractor</a> demonstrated the internal combustion engine’s abilities beyond motorized transportation. At the nearby <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/261678" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Bagley Avenue Workshop</a>, our own presenters regularly demonstrated a replica of Henry Ford's <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/224715" data-sf-ec-immutable="">"Kitchen Sink” Engine</a>, which powered Ford’s early ambitions toward automobile manufacturing.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/untitled-8.png?sfvrsn=a8c10901_1" alt="This 1916 Ford Model T, still running and still in the same family 108 years later, won a Curator's Choice award" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]84cc6284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>This 1916 Ford Model T, still running and still in the same family 108 years later, won a Curator’s Choice award. / Photo by Matt Anderson</em></p><p>As is a longstanding tradition, this year’s Old Car Festival included several cars that were judged for vehicle class awards based on authenticity, quality of restoration work, and care with which each car was maintained. First-, second-, and third-place prizes were awarded in eight classes, and one overall Grand Champion was selected for the festival. This year’s <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/446489" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Henry Austin Clark, Jr.</a>, Grand Champion Award went to a 1932 Chevrolet Confederate Phaeton. We also presented two Curator’s Choice Awards to the best-preserved unrestored vehicles. Winners included a 1913 Oakland Model 40 Touring and a 1916 Ford Model T Touring. The complete list of our 2024 Old Car Festival award winners is available <a href="/documents/default-source/default-document-library/2024-ocf-winners-list.pdf?sfvrsn=e6a40901_1" sfref="[documents%7COpenAccessDataProvider]caa96284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4">here</a></p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/untitled-9.png?sfvrsn=9bc10901_1" alt="Old Car Festival is a tradition. This photo and banner are from the 1956 show, attended by a 1924 Dodge Brothers Series 116 that was here again in 2024" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]b7cc6284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Old Car Festival is a tradition. This photo and banner are from the 1956 show, attended by a 1924 Dodge Brothers Series 116 that was here again in 2024. / Photo by Matt Anderson</em></p><p>We like to think that history comes alive in Greenfield Village every day, but rarely are the sights, sounds and smells of the past so fully resurrected as they are with the veteran motor vehicles of Old Car Festival. It’s an experience to savor year after year.</p><br><p><em>Matt Anderson is curator of transportation at The Henry Ford.</em></p> <p class="tag-wrapper"> <span class="icon-tags"></span> <a href="/explore/blog/tag/old-car-festival/">Old Car Festival</a>, <a href="/explore/blog/tag/by-matt-anderson/">by Matt Anderson</a> </p> </div> <div class="margin-bottom-large"> <div class="figure-header"> <div class="share-icons "> <a href="#" class="share-facebook-trigger notrack" data-share-url="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/pattern-paint-and-peacocks/"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_Facebook.png" alt="Facebook"></a> <a href="#" class="share-twitter-trigger notrack" data-share-url="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/pattern-paint-and-peacocks/" data-share-description=""Pattern, Paint, and Peacocks: An Introduction to the Whimsical Art of the Pennsylvania Germans at The Henry Ford" from THF!"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_Twitter.png" alt="Twitter"></a> <a data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" data-pin-custom="true" href="//www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/" class="notrack"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_pinterst.png" alt="Pinterest"></a> <a href="#" id="email-form-modal-btn" class="share-email-form-trigger notrack" data-form-url="/global/share-email-modal" data-share-url="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/pattern-paint-and-peacocks/" data-share-title=""Pattern, Paint, and Peacocks: An Introduction to the Whimsical Art of the Pennsylvania Germans at The Henry Ford" from The Henry Ford" data-share-description="Check out "Pattern, Paint, and Peacocks: An Introduction to the Whimsical Art of the Pennsylvania Germans at The Henry Ford" from The Henry Ford!"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_Email.png" alt="Email"></a> </div> <h1><a href="/explore/blog/pattern-paint-and-peacocks">Pattern, Paint, and Peacocks: An Introduction to the Whimsical Art of the Pennsylvania Germans at The Henry Ford</a></h1> <div class="figure-details"> <span class="icon-event"></span> November 5, 2024 </div> </div> <p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf237518.jpg?sfvrsn=7fcc0901_1" alt="New Year’s Wish for Jacob Grimm and Family, 1784, made by Daniel Schumacher (active 1728-1787), worked in Berks, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties. 61.148.1" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]53c16284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>New Year’s Wish for Jacob Grimm and Family, 1784, made by Daniel Schumacher (active 1728-1787), worked in Berks, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties. 61.148.1 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/248339#slide=gs-313314" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF237518</a></em></p><p>The Pennsylvania Germans, popularly known as the Pennsylvania “Dutch” (a corruption of the German word “Deutsche,” which literally means German) were a vibrant immigrant community active in southeastern Pennsylvania in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. By 1790, they made up about forty percent of the population and vied with those of British ancestry as the largest ethnic group. Even in urban areas, such as Lancaster and Philadelphia, the Germans were a sizeable minority. </p><p>Within the community itself there was great diversity, although many immigrated from the Palatinate area of southwestern Germany and approximately ninety percent were Protestants, with only ten percent Catholics.</p><p>What is remarkable about their legacy is their flamboyant, whimsical, playful, and highly imaginative folk art. They loved to decorate just about every type of household object, from small-scale items like ceramics to large-scale pieces like furniture, with instantly recognizable images. These artists are the most renowned among folk art collectors for their illuminated manuscripts, including marriage and birth certificates, family registers—essentially any type of recorded document. These pieces are called Fraktur.</p><p><strong>The Compositions:</strong></p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf119526.png?sfvrsn=52cc0901_1" alt="Confronted Lions and Birds, 1800-1820, made by Daniel Otto, (active c. 1792-1822) Haines Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, pen and ink and watercolor on woven paper, 00.3.3038" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]7ec16284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Confronted Lions and Birds, 1800-1820, made by Daniel Otto (active c. 1792-1822) Haines Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, pen and ink and watercolor on woven paper, 00.3.3038 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/241101" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF119526</a></em></p><p>This Fraktur by Daniel Otto features a stylized central flower where everything on either side balances completely. This symmetry is the hallmark of folk art in general, and Pennsylvania German art in particular. Also note the whimsy or playfulness in the lions—they hardly look ferocious. This is yet another characteristic of Pennsylvania German art. </p><p><strong>Decorative Motifs:</strong></p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf305642.jpg?sfvrsn=64cc0901_1" alt="A New Year's Wish for Jacob Grimm and Family, circa 1775, made by Daniel Schumacher (active 1728–1787) worked in Berks, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties, 82.114.5" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]48c16284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>A New Year's Wish for Jacob Grimm and Family, circa 1775, made by Daniel Schumacher (active 1728–1787), worked in Berks, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties, 82.114.5 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/168920#slide=gs-170550" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF305642</a></em></p><p>Notice that this piece, essentially an 18th-century New Year’s card, is symmetrically arranged around the text in the center. The highlight is the angel at the top. What is remarkable are the floral elements on either side. Tulips and stylized flowers are iconic design elements that appear in virtually every piece of Pennsylvania German art.</p><p>Another good example is this ceramic storage jar:</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf177128.jpg?sfvrsn=33cc0901_1" alt="Storage jar, made between 1785-1796, made by George Hubener, (1757-1828) Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 59.134.1" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]1fc16284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Storage jar, made between 1785-1796, made by George Hubener (1757-1828) Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 59.134.1 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/134242#slide=gs-496081" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF177128</a></em></p><p>At the center of this jar, we find another peacock—which are in fact the 'confronted birds' in the second image above. Here, peacocks stand on the branches of a tree or bush. Notice that on either side, the floral branches terminate in tulip blossoms. Like peacocks or other stylized birds, the tulip is a motif frequently seen in Pennsylvania German folk art. </p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf177132.jpg?sfvrsn=cc0901_1" alt="Reverse side of Storage jar, made between 1785-1796, made by George Hubener, (1757-1828) Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 59.134.1" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]2cc16284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Reverse side of Storage jar, made between 1785-1796, made by George Hubener (1757-1828), Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 59.134.1 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/134242#slide=gs-496085" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF177132</a></em></p><p>When we look at the reverse side of the jar, we see a variation of the image on the front. Of course, everything is arranged symmetrically, but instead of a bird at the center, we find a tulip blossom in its place. The space where the tulips were on the front side is now filled with abstracted floral elements.</p><p>The same use of symmetry is visible in this image of confronting peacocks:</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf119532.jpg?sfvrsn=34cc0901_1" alt="Confronted Peacocks, 1800-1820, made by Daniel Otto (active c. 1792-1822) Haines Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, pen and ink and watercolor on wove paper, 29.2085.1" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]18c16284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Confronted Peacocks, 1800-1820, made by Daniel Otto (active c. 1792-1822), Haines Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, pen and ink and watercolor on wove paper, 29.2085.1 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/214552" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF119532</a></em></p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf191114.jpg?sfvrsn=1acc0901_1" alt="Plate, dated 1818, made by Andrew Headman, (active about 1756-1830) Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 56.54.1" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]36c16284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Plate, dated 1818, made by Andrew Headman, (active about 1756-1830), Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 56.54.1 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/6759" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF191114</a></em></p><p>This large plate, used primarily for decoration, is once again highly ornate, with a stylized star at the center. This is surrounded by a circle of triangles in red and green, which in turn is circled by a symmetrical row of ubiquitous tulips.</p><p><strong>Furniture:</strong></p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf118499.png?sfvrsn=8ecc0901_1" alt="German American Wardrobe 1790-1800 59.80.1" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]a2c16284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>German American Wardrobe 1790-1800 59.80.1 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/45071#slide=gs-308706" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF118499</a></em></p><p>Like all the examples we’ve seen, this wardrobe is decorated with flowers—some naturalistic, some stylized. It also uses reds against greens, like the plate above. Although called a wardrobe, or Schrank in German, it likely was used in a public room, like a parlor or dining room, where it was meant to impress guests. Of all the examples of Pennsylvania German folk art in the Museum’s collection, this is by far the largest and most impressive. </p><p><strong>The Spreading Influence: </strong></p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf166494.png?sfvrsn=cccc0901_1" alt="Album Quilt, probably made in southeastern Pennsylvania (perhaps in Chester County), circa 1850. One corner of this quilt carries an applied fabric strip with the inked inscription 'Anne D. Morrison.' 2016.22.1" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]e0c16284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Album Quilt, probably made in southeastern Pennsylvania (perhaps in Chester County), circa 1850. One corner of this quilt carries an applied fabric strip with the inked inscription "Anne D. Morrison." 2016.22.1 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/423412" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF166494</a></em></p><p>By the middle of the 19th-century, the design vocabulary of the Pennsylvania Germans spread well beyond their community, encompassing the entire region. For example, we know that this “Album” quilt that utilizes the Pennsylvania German aesthetic was used by Anne Dawson Morrison (1798-1866), a prosperous Philadelphia Quaker. </p><p>These objects are just a small sampling of the large folk art collection of The Henry Ford. To see more, please go to <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/" data-sf-ec-immutable=""> https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/</a>.</p><br><p><em>Charles Sable is Curator of Decorative Arts at The Henry Ford. Many thanks to Rachel Yerke-Osgood, Associate Curator at The Henry Ford, for editorial preparation assistance with this post.</em></p> <p class="tag-wrapper"> <span class="icon-tags"></span> <a href="/explore/blog/tag/by-rachel-yerke-osgood/">by Rachel Yerke-Osgood</a>, <a href="/explore/blog/tag/by-charles-sable/">by Charles Sable</a> </p> </div> <div class="margin-bottom-large"> <div class="figure-header"> <div class="share-icons "> <a href="#" class="share-facebook-trigger notrack" data-share-url="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/everything-i-do-is-me--gwen-frostic/"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_Facebook.png" alt="Facebook"></a> <a href="#" class="share-twitter-trigger notrack" data-share-url="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/everything-i-do-is-me--gwen-frostic/" data-share-description="""Everything I Do is Me" - Gwen Frostic" from THF!"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_Twitter.png" alt="Twitter"></a> <a data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" data-pin-custom="true" href="//www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/" class="notrack"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_pinterst.png" alt="Pinterest"></a> <a href="#" id="email-form-modal-btn" class="share-email-form-trigger notrack" data-form-url="/global/share-email-modal" data-share-url="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/everything-i-do-is-me--gwen-frostic/" data-share-title="""Everything I Do is Me" - Gwen Frostic" from The Henry Ford" data-share-description="Check out ""Everything I Do is Me" - Gwen Frostic" from The Henry Ford!"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_Email.png" alt="Email"></a> </div> <h1><a href="/explore/blog/everything-i-do-is-me--gwen-frostic">"Everything I Do is Me" - Gwen Frostic</a></h1> <div class="figure-details"> <span class="icon-event"></span> October 29, 2024 </div> </div> <p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf719491.png?sfvrsn=a5a70901_1" alt="Greeting card created by famed Michigan artist Gwen Frostic, circa 1980" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]89aa6284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Greeting card created by famed Michigan artist Gwen Frostic, circa 1980 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/168911#slide=gs-666179" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF719491</a></em></p><p>Born in 1906 in Sandusky, Michigan, Sara Gwendolen Frostic lived a many-faceted life. An unidentified illness contracted while still an infant—later assumed to be a mild case of polio, although it also may have been a fever that resulted in cerebral palsy—left Gwen with some physical differences; still, Gwen never considered herself disabled. After her family moved to Wyandotte in 1917, Gwen was exposed to both the sophisticated atmosphere of urban Detroit, and the lush botanical splendor of her family's garden. These two influences would be reflected throughout Gwen’s life, as she became both a successful businesswoman and a well-known advocate for nature.</p><p>Despite attending Michigan State Normal College and Western State Normal College (now Western Michigan University), Gwen left school without completing her degree, opting instead to create a metalworking business in her parents’ basement. Gwen’s talent soon drew attention: the Detroit YMCA asked her to teach metalworking classes, Clara Ford commissioned her to make two copper vases, and Monsanto requested that she create a piece for their 1939 World’s Fair display.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf719495.png?sfvrsn=53a70901_1" alt="Greeting card created from linoleum block carved by Gwen Frostic" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]7faa6284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Greeting card created from linoleum block carved by Gwen Frostic / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/443440#slide=gs-666183" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF719495</a></em></p><p>When World War II redirected the supply of copper that Gwen had been using for her metalwork, she turned to linoleum block printing. Using a press that she disassembled and reassembled to learn how it worked, Gwen began printing commercial letterhead, stationery, and business cards; in between commercial jobs, she sketched her own nature designs and carved them into linoleum blocks. By the war’s end, Gwen was living in the back of her print shop—a set-up that she would continue in for the rest of her life. The business for which she would become most known— Presscraft Papers—had been born. </p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf716787.png?sfvrsn=49a70901_1" alt="“Merry Christmas!,” 1955" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]65aa6284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>“Merry Christmas!,” 1955 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/63937#slide=gs-641406" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF716787</a></em></p><p>After the death of her father in 1954, Gwen moved to Frankfort in northern Michigan, setting up a small shop downtown. In addition to selling her nature prints to the summer tourists who came to the scenic bayside town, Gwen developed a mail order trade that exponentially grew her business. In 1957, Gwen wrote her first book, <em>My Michigan</em>. Its style became one that she would use in all her subsequent publications: prose that is almost poetry, printed on thick, deckled paper, alongside charming natural elements printed from Gwen’s linoleum blocks. </p><p>For a woman who rarely wanted to talk about herself, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thehenryford/video/7225717663006231850" data-sf-ec-immutable="">her books</a> are perhaps the closest revelation of who Gwen was: an intense thinker, enamored with the natural world around her, with an uncomplicated, pragmatic, yet optimistic view of the world.</p><p>On April 26, 1964, Gwen opened the new home of Presscraft Papers: a multi-level store built of trees, rocks, and a sod roof, set amidst a 40-acre swamp property along the Betsie River in Benzonia, Michigan. The main floor of the shop overlooked the print room, where visitors could see the Heidelberg presses that produced the stationery the store sold. On the second floor, carefully concealed from public view, was Gwen’s apartment, featuring two large screened-in porches and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the property’s pond. </p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/img_0171.png?sfvrsn=83a70901_1" alt="The Heidelberg presses (foreground) and handcarved linoleum blocks (back wall) used to print Gwen’s designs, 2024" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]afaa6284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>The Heidelberg presses (foreground) and handcarved linoleum blocks (back wall) used to print Gwen’s designs, 2024 / Photo courtesy of Rachel Yerke-Osgood</em></p><p>Despite being tucked in what many would consider to be the middle of nowhere, Gwen’s business thrived. By the 1980s, Presscraft Papers had made Gwen over a million dollars, as visitors flocked from across the state, across the country, and around the world. In addition to her business success, Gwen also received numerous awards and special recognitions. In 1978, May 23 was declared Gwen Frostic Day in Michigan. In 1986, she was inducted into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame. Rather than resting on her laurels, Gwen continued to create new designs and tend to her business well into her 90s.</p><p>In 2001—one day before her 95th birthday—Gwen passed away. <a href="https://www.gwenfrostic.com/" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Her shop</a> remains, though, little changed from when Gwen herself lived and worked there. Much as the ducks still flock to the pond Gwen loved so much, visitors continue to flock to the store. While many come to shop, others come simply to drink in the tranquility of their surroundings and the charm of Gwen’s designs.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/img_0166_web.png?sfvrsn=bba70901_1" alt="Gwen Frostic Prints, home of Presscraft Papers, in Benzonia, Michigan, " sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]97aa6284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Gwen Frostic Prints, home of Presscraft Papers in Benzonia, Michigan / Photo courtesy of Rachel Yerke-Osgood</em></p><p>This, then, is the legacy that Gwen Frostic carved for herself as she carved her linoleum blocks: a gifted artist, a determined woman, and a devout lover of the natural world.</p><br><p><em>Rachel Yerke-Osgood is an associate curator at The Henry Ford.</em></p> <p class="tag-wrapper"> <span class="icon-tags"></span> <a href="/explore/blog/tag/by-rachel-yerke-osgood/">by Rachel Yerke-Osgood</a> </p> </div> <div class="margin-bottom-large"> <div class="figure-header"> <div class="share-icons "> <a href="#" class="share-facebook-trigger notrack" data-share-url="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/remembering-lillian-schwartz/"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_Facebook.png" alt="Facebook"></a> <a href="#" class="share-twitter-trigger notrack" data-share-url="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/remembering-lillian-schwartz/" data-share-description=""Remembering Lillian Schwartz" from THF!"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_Twitter.png" alt="Twitter"></a> <a data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" data-pin-custom="true" href="//www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/" class="notrack"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_pinterst.png" alt="Pinterest"></a> <a href="#" id="email-form-modal-btn" class="share-email-form-trigger notrack" data-form-url="/global/share-email-modal" data-share-url="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/remembering-lillian-schwartz/" data-share-title=""Remembering Lillian Schwartz" from The Henry Ford" data-share-description="Check out "Remembering Lillian Schwartz" from The Henry Ford!"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_Email.png" alt="Email"></a> </div> <h1><a href="/explore/blog/remembering-lillian-schwartz">Remembering Lillian Schwartz</a></h1> <div class="figure-details"> <span class="icon-event"></span> October 26, 2024 </div> </div> <p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf188557ef7973ce-1610-44c5-9018-b0be90cffe14.jpg?sfvrsn=8db80901_1" height="805" width="1200" alt="thf188557" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]a1b56284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br>Self Portrait <em>by Lillian F. Schwartz, circa 1979 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/519081" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF188557</a></em></p><p>On October 12, 2024, The Henry Ford was saddened to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/technology/lillian-schwartz-dead.html" data-sf-ec-immutable="">receive news</a> of Lillian Schwartz's passing. Lillian was a visionary multimedia artist — an early adopter, innovator, and life-long learner in creative computing and digital art. At Bell Laboratories, she held the role of "resident visitor" from 1968-2002, where she created her celebrated films and videos. At the Labs, she described herself as a "morphodynamicist" and "pixellist." Max Mathews — director of Bell Labs' Acoustical and Behavioral Research Center — supported and advocated for Lillian, calling her "the brightest genius" he had ever met. Arno Penzias, a Nobel laureate for his co-discovery of the Big Bang Theory, credited her work as "establishing computers as a valid and fruitful artistic medium." There is no question that Lillian helped to define and expand the boundaries of digital creativity beginning in the late 1960s — a time when the very validity of computer-mediated art was in question.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/remembering_lillian_schwartz_1.png?sfvrsn=95b80901_1" height="495" width="1200" alt="Remembering_Lillian_Schwartz_1" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]b9b56284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Left: Lillian Schwartz and Arno Penzias with the </em>Capricious Constellation<em> Sculpture, circa 1984 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/537572" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF705948</a><br>Right: Custom bedazzled Jordache sneakers made and worn by Lillian, circa 1984 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/534364" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF191767</a></em></p><p>In 2021, thanks to a generous donation by the Schwartz family, the <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/search-results#advancedSearch=1&tab=artifact-results&s.0.in=collectionTitle&s.0.for=Lillian%20F.%20Schwartz%20%26%20Laurens%20R.%20Schwartz%20Collection&years=0-0&perPage=10&pageNu" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Lillian F. Schwartz and Laurens R. Schwartz Collection</a> found a <a href="https://hyperallergic.com/703220/lillian-schwartz-gets-a-museum-archive/" data-sf-ec-immutable="">permanent home</a> at The Henry Ford. This collection contains thousands of objects documenting her life and art practice, spanning her childhood to late career. Lillian's expansive career is represented through her iconic films and videos, 2D artwork and sculptures, personal papers, computer hardware, and film editing equipment.</p><p>Since this acquisition, staff at The Henry Ford have been diligently conserving, restoring, organizing, digitizing, and interpreting this collection to improve accessibility and ensure ongoing recognition for Lillian's contributions. In 2023, I was honored to be deeply immersed in this collection while curating <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/current-events/calendar/lillian-schwartz-whirlwind-of-creativity/" data-sf-ec-immutable=""><em>Lillian Schwartz: Whirlwind of Creativity</em></a>. This retrospective exhibition provided a holistic portal to her life and artistic practice. Many of the exhibit's early "analog" and 2D works showed a clear lineage to the aesthetic values seen in her film and digital art that would follow.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf193529.jpg?sfvrsn=bbb80901_1" height="800" width="1200" alt="THF193529" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]97b56284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Exhibition view of</em> Lillian Schwartz: Whirlwind of Creativity<em>, which was open at The Henry Ford from March 2023-March 2024. Image by Staff of The Henry Ford.</em></p><center><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tL4ylNwMd30?si=L4Iz6VhZgAAYLYHQ" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></center><br><p>Since acquiring this collection, The Henry Ford has collaborated with major museums, institutions, and educators by providing loans of her work for exhibitions, film festivals, and public programs — ensuring the continuation of her presence and legacy at a global scale. Notably, The Henry Ford has provided loans to international venues including: <a href="https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2022/milk-dreams/lillian-schwartz" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Venice Biennale</a>, <a href="https://www.artpapers.org/art-and-the-thinking-machine-coded-art-enters-the-computer-age-1952-1982/" data-sf-ec-immutable="">LACMA</a>, <a href="https://zkm.de/en/person/lillian-f-schwartz" data-sf-ec-immutable="">ZKM Centre for Art & Media</a>, <a href="https://www.mudam.com/lillian-schwartz" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Mudam Luxembourg</a>, <a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/electric-dreams" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Tate Modern</a>, <a href="https://buffaloakg.org/art/exhibitions/electric-op" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Buffalo AKG</a>, the <a href="https://computerhistory.org/fellow-awards/2021-fellow-lillian-schwartz/" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Computer History Museum</a>, and many more.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/remembering_lillian_schwartz_2.png?sfvrsn=6fbb0901_1" height="602" width="1200" alt="Remembering_Lillian_Schwartz_2" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]43b66284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Left: Lillian and Jack J. Schwartz, circa 1946 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/534824#slide=gs-603231" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF704695</a><br>Right: Lillian Schwartz with a Flowering Plum Tree in Japan, 1948-1950 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/537215#slide=gs-610372" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF705897</a></em></p><p>Lillian was born in Cincinnati in 1927 to Russian and English immigrant parents. Her large family faced economic challenges and, as Jewish people, became the targets of antisemitism. In 1944, Lillian applied to join the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps — a program designed to address the WWII nursing shortage. Lillian struggled with nursing <em>people</em> but enjoyed mixing medicines, painting murals in the children's ward, and making sculptures from plaster supplies intended for broken bones. Here, Lillian realized she was an artist, not a nurse. During this time, she met her future husband, Jack Schwartz, a doctor in training. They were married in 1946. In 1949, Lillian and her newborn son Jeffrey traveled across the Pacific Ocean by U.S. Army transport ship to be reunited with Jack, who was stationed at a hospital in Fukuoka, Japan. Just weeks after this journey, Lillian contracted polio and was quarantined; she worked diligently for months to overcome the worst of her paralysis, but upon her return, she continued to face health issues, which she referenced in her work.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/remembering_lillian_schwartz_3.png?sfvrsn=7fbb0901_2" height="602" width="1200" alt="Remembering_Lillian_Schwartz_3" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]53b66284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Many of Lillian's earliest paintings have childhood, motherhood, and family themes. Other times, they reflect traumatic events that Lillian faced. Left: </em>Lady with Foot,<em>' 1962 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/524622" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF190937</a><br>Right: </em>After Polio,<em>' circa 1950 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/519092" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF193129</a></em></p><p>In October 1968, Lillian received news that her kinetic sculpture — <em>Proxima Centauri</em> — had been selected by curator Pontus Hultén for an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, "The Machine as Seen at the End of the Mechanical Age." It was a breakthrough moment in her career.</p><p>Lillian met the scientist Leon Harmon at the MoMA opening, and he invited her to visit his workplace, Bell Laboratories. This fateful meeting led to Lillian's introduction to the people, equipment, and software integral in creating her first computer films. In her unpublished memoir, Lillian recalls: "When I first saw Leon Harmon at the opening reception of the 'Machine' exhibition, he was on his hands and knees peeking under the pad that covered the mechanism that triggered my sculpture to move up and down. When he looked up, he saw me standing in front of his computer-generated nude <em>[Studies in Perception I (Computer Nude)]</em>."</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf705911.jpg?sfvrsn=51b80901_1" height="971" width="1200" alt="thf705911" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]7db56284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Lillian Schwartz with ‘Proxima Centauri’ Globe, 1968-69. The globe that Lillian used was originally designed to be a municipal streetlamp cover. / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/537306" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF705911</a></em></p><br><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf188553cc11e250-fe57-4a52-a2c3-da06195cd541.jpg?sfvrsn=94b80901_1" height="800" width="1200" alt="thf188553" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]b8b56284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br>Studies in Perception I (Computer Nude)<em> by Leon D. Harmon and Kenneth C. Knowlton is considered to be the first ‘digital nude.’ It was shown in the same MoMA exhibit as </em>Proxima Centauri<em> / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/519790" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF188553</a></em></p><br><p>Lillian's youngest son and frequent collaborator Laurens remembers how he and Lillian "explored trash in the Bowery, bringing back wire, motors, and a globe that had been a streetlamp cover. But Lillian also created new tools and media. In 1960, she convinced the owner of a plastics factory to let her use it at night, moving rods to shape abstract [sculptures]. She built kinetics using metal frames lit inside to highlight the colors and movement of liquids through tubing and receptacles she bought from a medical supplier."</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf370299.jpg?sfvrsn=9ab80901_1" height="1796" width="1200" alt="thf370299" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]b6b56284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>To prepare for the exhibit, our conservation team restored several kinetic sculptures that had not been exhibited in decades, including </em>Proxima Centauri<em> and </em>World’s Fair<em>, shown here. / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/516543#slide=gs-613906" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF370299</a></em></p><p>The kinetic sculpture referenced in this memory is <em>World's Fair</em> — a mock-up that Lillian created to propose a 70-foot-tall water sculpture for Expo 70 in Osaka, Japan. The sculpture was never built at full scale. The spiraling glass tubes in this version were given to her by a chemist planning to throw them in the trash. Lillian imagined how they could be filled with color and light to create the illusion of multiple colors. In her unpublished memoir, she described the process of finding the pigments to meet her vision: "Since I could not find the right green I wanted, I emptied [my husband Jack's] Creme de Menthe from the liquor cabinet. Of course, Jack was not happy. Even worse, I took all the red cough syrup samples from Jack's [medical] office. Not as expensive, but not the right thing to do."</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/remembering_lillian_schwartz_4.png?sfvrsn=39bb0901_1" height="700" width="1200" alt="Remembering_Lillian_Schwartz_4" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]15b66284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Left: Lillian Schwartz looking through one of her acrylic panels, 1968 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/537385" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF706047</a><br>Right: Illuminated Light Box by Lillian F. Schwartz, 1966 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/519826" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF188459</a></em></p><p>Lillian also created large cast acrylic resin sculptures. Once the resin hardened, she used a blowtorch to melt and change the plastic, sometimes gluing on extra material or using pigment to add color. She brought many of her sculptures and paintings to life by introducing sound, light, and electronic sensors. She called these works "electric paintings." Even her non-digital and kinetic works — screenprints hung on a wall or sculptures sitting static on a pedestal — clearly show Lillian's desire to create motion, eventually leading to the trailblazing computer films she would make at Bell Laboratories.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf149836f5e5d194-80f2-4cbb-91b6-0265d0da37dd.jpg?sfvrsn=8fb80901_1" height="931" width="1200" alt="thf149836" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]a3b56284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Lillian Schwartz photographed at work at Bell Laboratories by Gerard Holzmann, circa 1975 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/521388" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF149836</a></em></p><p>By gaining an invitation to Bell Labs, Lillian was in a rare and privileged position at one of the world's most revered research facilities. On her first day, she was introduced to the large mainframe computers and bespoke software that would lead to her first 2D digital artworks and computer-mediated films. On lunch breaks in the cafeteria, she formed fruitful collaborations with scientists. As she wandered the halls on breaks, she peered through open doors and was invited in for demonstrations of cutting-edge technology. With permission, she scavenged toss-off material from the trash to use in her own work. At night, she attended math, logic, and computer programming courses at the New School.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/remembering_lillian_schwartz_5.png?sfvrsn=9bb0901_1" height="400" width="1200" alt="Remembering_Lillian_Schwartz_5" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]25b66284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Digital born (left) and hand painted (right) stills from </em>Pixillation<em>, 1970 / THF701620 & THF701618</em></p><p>In 1969, Lillian received a $250 grant from AT&T Bell Laboratories to begin creating her first film, <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/519817#slide=gs-568202" data-sf-ec-immutable=""><em>Pixillation</em></a>. Given the limitations of 1960s computers, the process was time-consuming and frustrating. After several weeks of work, she had mere seconds of footage, so found creative ways to meet her deadline. She smeared and dropped paint onto glass to create abstract patterns, drawing her finger through the pigment to mimic the pixelated squares generated by the computer. She used a microscope to photograph growing crystals. She reshot the computer footage on an optical bench, adding color and motion. A soundtrack by Gershon Kingsley was added, which was crucial in and of itself for being composed on a new electronic instrument — the Moog synthesizer. By 1970, <em>Pixillation</em> was finally complete. Today, this film continues to be hailed as a masterwork of experimental film with its hypnotic and chaotic blend of computer-born and hand-painted imagery. <em>Many</em> awards and many films followed, a selection of which are visible in our <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/search-results#advancedSearch=1&tab=artifact-results&s.0.in=collectionTitle&s.0.for=Lillian%20F.%20Schwartz%20%26%20Laurens%20R.%20Schwartz%20Collection&years=0-0&perPage=10&pageNum=1&sortBy=relevance&f.type=video%2Ffilm" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Digital Collections</a>.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/remembering_lillian_schwartz_6.png?sfvrsn=b7bb0901_1" height="886" width="1200" alt="Remembering_Lillian_Schwartz_6" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]9bb66284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Left: Advertisement for a screening of Lillian’s work / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/521254" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF628917</a><br>Right: A view of one of Lillian’s films, currently undergoing restoration. Photo by Kristen Gallerneaux.</em></p><p>Lillian saw computers as exciting tools full of possibility, but her peers also described her as having a healthy sense of "technological ingratitude." In her most playful and impatient moments, she sought out the <em>limitations</em> of technology — embracing its glitches, feedback, and happy mistakes. She described this impulse: "…the machine had to keep pace with me — just as I learned that I had to grow with the machine as its scientifically oriented powers evolved."</p><p>In her 2013 <a href="https://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102746737" data-sf-ec-immutable="">oral history</a> with the Computer History Museum, she shared a potent memory that foreshadowed her later life as a filmmaker: "My story was as long as the pavement in front of my house. [...] When I had drawn as far as I could, I ran back to my house, sat on a step and looked at the pictures in my head to see the rest of the story." Lillian will be missed immensely, and we at The Henry Ford are honored to be stewards of her legacy.</p><br><p><em>Kristen Gallerneaux is the Curator of Communications & Information Technology at The Henry Ford.</em></p><br><h4>Further Resources:</h4><ul><li><a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/lillian-schwartz-artist-and-inspiration/" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Lillian Schwartz: Artist & Inspiration</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/creating-in-my-head-how-lillian-schwartz-turned-life-s-obstacles-into-opportunities/" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Creating in My Head: How Lillian Schwartz Turned Life’s Obstacles into Opportunities</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qmcpA0pVPY" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Lillian Schwartz featured on The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation</a></li><li><a href="https://computerhistory.org/blog/in-memoriam-lillian-schwartz-1927-2024/" data-sf-ec-immutable="">In Memoriam by The Computer History Museum</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/technology/lillian-schwartz-dead.html" data-sf-ec-immutable="">New York Times Obituary</a></li><li><a href="https://www.artforum.com/news/lillian-schwartz-dies-19272024-1234720358/" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Artforum Obituary</a></li><li><a href="https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/lillian-schwartz-computer-art-dead-1234721078/" data-sf-ec-immutable="">ARTnews Obituary</a></li></ul> <p class="tag-wrapper"> <span class="icon-tags"></span> <a href="/explore/blog/tag/by-kristen-gallerneaux/">by Kristen Gallerneaux</a> </p> </div> <div class="margin-bottom-large"> <div class="figure-header"> <div class="share-icons "> <a href="#" class="share-facebook-trigger notrack" data-share-url="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/office-staple/"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_Facebook.png" alt="Facebook"></a> <a href="#" class="share-twitter-trigger notrack" data-share-url="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/office-staple/" data-share-description=""Office Staple" from THF!"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_Twitter.png" alt="Twitter"></a> <a data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" data-pin-custom="true" href="//www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/" class="notrack"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_pinterst.png" alt="Pinterest"></a> <a href="#" id="email-form-modal-btn" class="share-email-form-trigger notrack" data-form-url="/global/share-email-modal" data-share-url="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/office-staple/" data-share-title=""Office Staple" from The Henry Ford" data-share-description="Check out "Office Staple" from The Henry Ford!"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_Email.png" alt="Email"></a> </div> <h1><a href="/explore/blog/office-staple">Office Staple</a></h1> <div class="figure-details"> <span class="icon-event"></span> October 22, 2024 </div> </div> <p><strong>Designed decades ago, the Aeron Chair remains a wonder of ergonomics.</strong></p><p>Even while seated, people tend to crave motion. Chairs that move — by rocking, reclining, rolling, revolving or otherwise — are often the most comfortable chairs because they respond to the body. This principle was one of many incorporated into the study of ergonomics, or the science of designing products and environments for compatibility with the human body.</p><p>In the 1960s, ergonomics began to gain traction with industrial designers. Bill Stumpf came of age as a designer during this period and became interested in ergonomics in the late 1960s while a postgraduate at the University of Wisconsin. He studied existing ergonomics research by designers as well as the work of scientists, doctors and medical researchers. Stumpf applied these scientific principles in the design of his first office chair for the Herman Miller furniture company. Called the Ergon Chair (short for ergonomic), it debuted in 1976 as the first truly ergonomic office chair.</p><p>Perhaps the best-known ergonomic office chair, the Aeron Chair, was also designed by Stumpf in partnership with Don Chadwick. Office workers spend hours seated at a desk, mainly since the rise of personal computers, and office chairs before the 1970s often did more harm than good to their inhabitants. Stumpf and Chadwick endeavored to design an ergonomic office chair that built on the lessons they learned in developing their previous chairs, especially their Sarah Chair, which was designed for the elderly to mitigate the bodily impact of sitting for long periods.</p><p><img src="/SitefinityImages/0x0-e7aa6284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4.png" alt="Ford Rouge Complex circa 1955"></p><p><em>Photo by EE Berger</em></p><p>The Aeron Chair was released in 1994 to immediate acclaim. The seat of the chair uses an elastic plastic mesh, called pellicle, to replace the foam cushions of a traditional office chair. A tilt mechanism, with adjustable components, provides opportunities for movement, even at rest.</p><p>Although the Aeron Chair turned 30 years old this year, it is still regarded as the gold standard in office chairs — its ergonomic design continuing to serve the needs of office workers around the world.</p><br><p><em>This post was written by Katherine White, curator of design at The Henry Ford, and adapted from an <a href="https://issuu.com/thfmagazine/docs/issuu_thfmag_su_fa_24/74" title="" data-sf-ec-immutable="">article</a> in the Winter/Spring 2024 issue of The Henry Ford Magazine.</em></p> <p class="tag-wrapper"> <span class="icon-tags"></span> <a href="/explore/blog/tag/the-henry-ford-magazine/">The Henry Ford Magazine</a> </p> </div> <div class="margin-bottom-large"> <div class="figure-header"> <div class="share-icons "> <a href="#" class="share-facebook-trigger notrack" data-share-url="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/when-art-and-activism-merge/"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_Facebook.png" alt="Facebook"></a> <a href="#" class="share-twitter-trigger notrack" data-share-url="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/when-art-and-activism-merge/" data-share-description=""When Art and Activism Merge" from THF!"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_Twitter.png" alt="Twitter"></a> <a data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" data-pin-custom="true" href="//www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/" class="notrack"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_pinterst.png" alt="Pinterest"></a> <a href="#" id="email-form-modal-btn" class="share-email-form-trigger notrack" data-form-url="/global/share-email-modal" data-share-url="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/when-art-and-activism-merge/" data-share-title=""When Art and Activism Merge" from The Henry Ford" data-share-description="Check out "When Art and Activism Merge" from The Henry Ford!"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_Email.png" alt="Email"></a> </div> <h1><a href="/explore/blog/when-art-and-activism-merge">When Art and Activism Merge</a></h1> <div class="figure-details"> <span class="icon-event"></span> October 16, 2024 </div> </div> <p><em>“The artist's role is that of the soldier of the revolution.” -Diego Rivera</em></p><p>How does one interpret art? How does one view activism or protest? These concepts have merged for centuries to convey a message and drive change. “Activist Art,” as defined by the Tate Museum in London, is “a term used to describe art grounded in the act of ‘doing’ and addresses political or social issues.” It is a tool for change, a powerful medium that also challenges and disrupts them, stimulating thought and pushing boundaries. It is innovative, boundary-pushing, and, above all, a force for progress, empowering us with the hope that change is possible.</p><p>Throughout history, we can trace the influence of art on activism and protest. Both concepts have been intertwined since the birth of the United States. Consider the Boston Tea Party in 1773. This iconic and performative event was an act of protest aimed at making a point, immediately sparking illustrations in local newspapers. Colonists used images like this to advance their cause of independence and freedom, creating a rich historical tapestry that we can still learn from today, connecting us to our past and its influence on the present.</p><p>Even earlier, the revolutionary cause and the Boston massacre provide powerful examples of art's influence. This event, depicted in newspapers across the colonies, played a crucial role in fueling the desire for independence—leading to the Boston Tea Party, other smaller rebellions, and eventually to the American Revolution. This is a compelling example of how images can play a pivotal role in shifting a narrative and shaping history, enlightening us about the power of art in social and political change.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf1308176b4c4322-af80-4b32-9a64-bcfb77eeac36.jpg?sfvrsn=15aa0901_1" alt="The Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in King Street, Boston, on March 5, 1770, from the collections of the Henry Ford" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]39a76284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>The Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in King Street, Boston, on March 5, 1770, from the collections of the Henry Ford / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/78659" data-sf-ec-immutable=""> THF130817</a></em></p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf931546ec373e4-e30c-403b-9a1a-a020a0152379.png?sfvrsn=16aa0901_1" alt="A jail can only hold a man’s body - his mind and heart remain free, by Lo Monaco’s “We Shall Overcome” 1963 print portfolio, from the collections of The Henry Ford" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]3aa76284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>A jail can only hold a man’s body - his mind and heart remain free, by Lo Monaco’s “We Shall Overcome” 1963 print portfolio, from the collections of The Henry Ford / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/350291" data-sf-ec-immutable=""> THF93154</a></em></p><p>On August 28, 1963, the March for Freedom and Jobs took place in Washington, D.C. The print above comes from a portfolio containing five images created by the graphic artist, Lo Monaco. The portfolio was created to hold memories of the march that day, serving as a message and reminder of the work needed to address issues of bigotry and racism in the United States.</p><p>Diné artist Demian DinéYazhi’ made the print below, <em>my ancestors will not let me forget this</em>, as a statement about the original 13 colonies and how life changed drastically for the Indigenous people after the American Revolution. They created it in the summer of 2020 after the murder of George Floyd, when there was much racial tension in the United States and questions related to equality and human rights. This print was inspired by an earlier piece DinéYazhi’ created for the Eiteljorg Museum in 2019. As the artist is Indigenous, this piece speaks to colonization and the broader context; it addresses how we think about the United States and, in this case, what the flag means to Indigenous people.. It is proactive, bold, activism, and art, inspiring us to continue the fight for equality and human rights.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf718200.jpg?sfvrsn=1baa0901_1" alt="my ancestors will not let me forget this by Demian DinéYazhi’ (Diné), from the collections of The Henry Ford" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]37a76284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>my ancestors will not let me forget this by Demian DinéYazhi’ (Diné), from the collections of The Henry Ford / </em> <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/548691" data-sf-ec-immutable="" data-sf-marked="">THF718200</a></p><p>Collecting in the moment—known as rapid response collecting--allows curators to gather significant items in the moment, as historic and social events are happening. The Henry Ford actively engages in this type of collecting, as do other large cultural institutions. Some of this rapid response collecting happened during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, the COVID-19 pandemic, and presidential election seasons. Rapid collecting can be difficult—it can be messy, and it happens fast. However, as we are a cultural institution, it benefits our collections to gather important historical moments as they happen. </p><p>On February 14, 2018, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School became the site of a mass school shooting.Since the school is located in Parkland, Florida, the incident is often referred to as the Parkland shooting. Seventeen students and staff lost their lives that day. Since the shooting at Columbine High School in 1999, the number of school shootings in the United States <a href="https://usafacts.org/articles/the-latest-government-data-on-school-shootings/" data-sf-ec-immutable="">has steadily increased</a>. After the Parkland shooting, the students united and organized and created <a href="https://marchforourlives.org/" data-sf-ec-immutable="">March for Our Lives</a>. On March 24, 2018, just a short five weeks after the shooting, March for Our Lives held the largest student-led protest in US history in Washington, DC, with 1.2 to 2 million people in attendance and more participating around the world. Partnering with the Amplifier Art Foundation, artist Micah Bazant created this poster, carried at the marches by protesters.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/reg2018_2857.png?sfvrsn=6daa0901_1" alt="Protect Kids Not Guns by Micah Bazant, from the collections of the Henry Ford" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]41a76284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br><em>Protect Kids Not Guns by Micah Bazant, from the collections of the Henry Ford / 2018.88.5</em></p><p>Activism and art each make us think. Combining them creates change and can even start revolutions. In addition to the quote that started this post, Diego Rivera also said: "Great protests are great works of art.” Art as protest, and protest as art—the two concepts will hold hands forever.</p><p><em>Heather Bruegl (Oneida/Stockbridge-Munsee) is the curator of political and civic engagement at The Henry Ford. </em></p> </div> <div class="margin-bottom-large"> <div class="figure-header"> <div class="share-icons "> <a href="#" class="share-facebook-trigger notrack" data-share-url="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/playing-in-band--ford-motor-company-employee-bands/"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_Facebook.png" alt="Facebook"></a> <a href="#" class="share-twitter-trigger notrack" data-share-url="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/playing-in-band--ford-motor-company-employee-bands/" data-share-description=""Playing in Band: Ford Motor Company Employee Bands" from THF!"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_Twitter.png" alt="Twitter"></a> <a data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" data-pin-custom="true" href="//www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/" class="notrack"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_pinterst.png" alt="Pinterest"></a> <a href="#" id="email-form-modal-btn" class="share-email-form-trigger notrack" data-form-url="/global/share-email-modal" data-share-url="https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/playing-in-band--ford-motor-company-employee-bands/" data-share-title=""Playing in Band: Ford Motor Company Employee Bands" from The Henry Ford" data-share-description="Check out "Playing in Band: Ford Motor Company Employee Bands" from The Henry Ford!"><img src="/ResourcePackages/Foundation-THF/assets/dist/images/icons/social/Social_Icons_black_Email.png" alt="Email"></a> </div> <h1><a href="/explore/blog/playing-in-band--ford-motor-company-employee-bands">Playing in Band: Ford Motor Company Employee Bands</a></h1> <div class="figure-details"> <span class="icon-event"></span> October 10, 2024 </div> </div> <p>Travel, radio fame, snazzy uniforms, and safety rallies. All of this and more were part of life for employee bands at Ford Motor Company.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf261634-worker-safety-rally-at-lincoln-motor-company-plant-detroit-michigan-1924.jpg?sfvrsn=14ad0901_1" alt="Worker Safety Rally at Lincoln Motor Company Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1924" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]38a06284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br>Worker Safety Rally at Lincoln Motor Company Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1924. / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/429074" data-sf-ec-immutable="">THF261634</a></p><p>The company sponsored a number of employee bands, often hiring musicians into very flexible jobs so they could devote as much time as possible to their music. They played at company events; fairs; on Ford’s radio station, WWI; at competitions; and even traveled on tour. Each band had its own style of music, uniforms, and repertoire. Let’s take a look at some of the bands we have information on in the Ford Motor Company papers which are now part of The Henry Ford’s Benson Ford Research Center archives. </p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf67917-ford-motor-band-1915.jpg?sfvrsn=30ad0901_1" alt="Ford Motor Band" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]1ca06284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br>Ford Motor Band. / THF67917</p><p>The Ford Band was a marching band formed in the 1910s. They gave their first concert in 1912 at the Administration Building to an audience of 348 and it was all riches and fame from there — well maybe just fame. Led by Harry Philip, the all-employee band averaged between 40-50 musicians. In 1916, they accompanied the East Michigan Pikers on a five-day tour from Detroit to Mackinac Island to promote good roads, travelling in 10 Ford touring cars and playing 21 times a day. They played many company events, gave regular concerts for Ford employees and the public at the Arcadia Auditorium, were a staple at Ford safety rallies, and were often showcased on Ford’s WWI radio station.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf272062-ford-pipe-band-at-ford-all-stars-vs-great-lakes-navy-baseball-game-july-1944.jpg?sfvrsn=2ead0901_1" alt="Ford Pipe Band at Ford All-Stars vs. Great Lakes Navy Baseball Game, July 1944" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]02a06284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br>Ford Pipe Band at Ford All-Stars vs. Great Lakes Navy Baseball Game, July 1944 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/450315" data-sf-ec-immutable=""> THF272062</a></p><p>The Ford Pipe Band was formed in 1932 when Alexander Adams, the drum major (who was Edsel Ford’s bodyguard), began recruiting musicians to come work at Ford. The Pipe Major, Hector McInnes, bass drummer, William Riddock, and pipers, James Cullen and Donald McPhee, all worked in Plant Protection, with many of the other members working in departments across the company. Ford sponsored the band and paid for all transportation and lodging, but the band had to pay for their own uniforms. Alec Bryce, one of the drummers, recalled that the band specially ordered their uniforms from Scotland and had them shipped to Ontario, smuggling the uniforms into the U.S. piece by piece to avoid the extra customs fees. The band played at Ford Merit Club meetings, local parades, Scottish games, and other Ford and Lincoln-Mercury events and won both the American and All-Canadian piping championships in 1939. </p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/ford-hawaiians-1660_146.png?sfvrsn=78ad0901_1" alt="Ford Hawaiians, 1923. Acc.1660 box 146" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]54a06284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br>Ford Hawaiians, 1923. Acc.1660 box 146. / Image by Kathy Makas</p><p>The Ford Hawaiian Quintet (also known as the Ford Hawaiians) was a ukelele band led by Henry Kailimai. After hearing the band at the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Franscico, Henry Ford signed them up to travel to Detroit for a series of concerts and then a tour of the East Coast. </p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/ford-hawaiian-band-acc--62-box-12.png?sfvrsn=77ad0901_1" alt="Ford Hawaiian Band. Acc. 62 box 12" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]5ba06284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br>Ford Hawaiian Band. Acc. 62 box 12 / Image by Kathy Makas</p><p>Kailimai and the band returned to Detroit with their families, completing a two-year course at the Ford Service School before going to work for the company. After a hiatus in 1917-1918 when several members served in WWI, they continued into the 1920s, even becoming recording artists for one of Thomas Edison’s phonograph companies. The band was up for hire all over the Detroit area playing at concert halls, country clubs, lodges, churches and private events – they even gave ukelele lessons. Some of their hits included “Aloha Oe,” “Moani Ke Ala,” “Lei Poni Moi,” and “Ko Maka Palupalu.” You can hear some of these recordings at the <a href="https://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/search.php?nq=1&query_type=keyword&query=Ford%20Hawaiians." data-sf-ec-immutable=""> UCSB Cylinder Audio Archive</a>.</p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf271722-ford-novelty-band-playing-at-ford-baseball-team-game-1941.jpg?sfvrsn=da920901_1" alt="Ford Novelty Band Playing at Ford Baseball Team Game, 1941" sfref="[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]f69f6284-d30d-6b61-be8b-ff010073bae4"><br>Ford Novelty Band Playing at Ford Baseball Team Game, 1941 / <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/449662" data-sf-ec-immutable=""> THF271722</a></p><p>The Ford Novelty Band added a comic touch to Ford events, playing at company ball games throughout the 1940s. They played at every game of the 1947 Ford softball playoffs at Levagood Park in Dearborn adding to the value of the $0.25 ticket price fans paid for each game. </p><p><img src="/images/default-source/blog-images/thf93762-old-timer's-band-at-b-24-radio-station-broadcast-studio-willow-run-bomber-plant-1944.jpg" alt="Old Timer's Band at B-24 Radio Station Broadcast Studio, Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1944" data-sf-ec-immutable=""><br>Old Timer's Band at B-24 Radio Station Broadcast Studio, Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1944 / THF93762</p><p>In addition to the bands we’ve looked at, there were many other employee bands at Ford, including: Ford Trade School German Band, Ford Ramblers, Ford Rube Band, Ford String Ensemble, Ford Glass House Quintet, Ford Motor Company Clarinet Quartet, and Ford Motor Company Saxophone Band. 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