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- American Women, American Craft - A new exhibition in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation’s Collections Gallery – Handmade: The Crafting of America – opens to the public on March 21, 2026. This exhibit features stories from the rich 250 years of craft in America. As March is Women’s History Month, here are some highlights of the contributions of women in craft in our collections and in the exhibition.
- March 24, 2026
- Collections - article
American Women, American Craft
A new exhibition in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation’s Collections Gallery – Handmade: The Crafting of America – opens to the public on March 21, 2026. This exhibit features stories from the rich 250 years of craft in America. As March is Women’s History Month, here are some highlights of the contributions of women in craft in our collections and in the exhibition.
- Tiffany Glass in American Culture - Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) transformed the glass world with his patented Favrile process, which created a shimmering, iridescent effect, in the 1890s. More than a century later, “Tiffany” remains a household name.
- November 16, 2023
- Collections - article
Tiffany Glass in American Culture
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) transformed the glass world with his patented Favrile process, which created a shimmering, iridescent effect, in the 1890s. More than a century later, “Tiffany” remains a household name.
- Susan Frackelton: America’s Most Underrated Ceramic Artist - Susan Frackelton was a remarkable figure in American ceramics, broadening the role of women in American society. Learn more about her life and work.
- March 03, 2022
- Collections - article
Susan Frackelton: America’s Most Underrated Ceramic Artist
Susan Frackelton was a remarkable figure in American ceramics, broadening the role of women in American society. Learn more about her life and work.
- Sidney Houghton: The Fair Lane Estate - Interior designer and interior architect Sidney Houghton worked with Henry and Clara Ford from about 1919 through 1925 to design furniture for their house, Fair Lane.
- November 23, 2021
- Collections - article
Sidney Houghton: The Fair Lane Estate
Interior designer and interior architect Sidney Houghton worked with Henry and Clara Ford from about 1919 through 1925 to design furniture for their house, Fair Lane.
- Rookwood and Women Makers - A Rookwood Pottery vase from our collection can tell an unexpected story about women’s work and craft in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- August 31, 2021
- Collections - article
Rookwood and Women Makers
A Rookwood Pottery vase from our collection can tell an unexpected story about women’s work and craft in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Playing Detective: Mashups and Myths in the Decorative Arts - Our collections sometimes surprise us at The Henry Ford, as Curator of Decorative Arts Charles Sable has often experienced.
- March 08, 2023
- Collections - article
Playing Detective: Mashups and Myths in the Decorative Arts
Our collections sometimes surprise us at The Henry Ford, as Curator of Decorative Arts Charles Sable has often experienced.
- Perceptions of the Middle East in 19th-Century Decorative Arts - Central to understanding Western historical perceptions of the Middle and Near East in the arts is the concept of “Orientalism.” Orientalism in decorative arts is the representation of Asian lives and arts as interpreted by Europeans and Americans. Westerners historically stereotyped these cultures as exotic, mysterious, and sometimes, decadent.
- February 22, 2023
- Collections - article
Perceptions of the Middle East in 19th-Century Decorative Arts
Central to understanding Western historical perceptions of the Middle and Near East in the arts is the concept of “Orientalism.” Orientalism in decorative arts is the representation of Asian lives and arts as interpreted by Europeans and Americans. Westerners historically stereotyped these cultures as exotic, mysterious, and sometimes, decadent.
- Sidney Houghton: The Later Commissions - In this last post in a series, we look at some of interior designer and interior architect Sidney Houghton's last commissions for Henry and Clara Ford: Dearborn Country Club and Henry Ford Hospital.
- January 19, 2022
- Collections - article
Sidney Houghton: The Later Commissions
In this last post in a series, we look at some of interior designer and interior architect Sidney Houghton's last commissions for Henry and Clara Ford: Dearborn Country Club and Henry Ford Hospital.
- Art Nouveau, Nature, and Louis Comfort Tiffany - Art Nouveau, featuring bold color contrasts and organic lines inspired by nature, was an attempt by artists and designers in Europe and the United States in the 1890s to create a modern aesthetic for the emerging 20th century.
- March 10, 2021
- Collections - article
Art Nouveau, Nature, and Louis Comfort Tiffany
Art Nouveau, featuring bold color contrasts and organic lines inspired by nature, was an attempt by artists and designers in Europe and the United States in the 1890s to create a modern aesthetic for the emerging 20th century.
- Memorial Paintings for Memorial Day - On the Memorial Day holiday, when our thoughts turn toward lost loved ones, memorial paintings give us insight into how Americans of the past remembered their friends and family.
- May 29, 2021
- Collections - article
Memorial Paintings for Memorial Day
On the Memorial Day holiday, when our thoughts turn toward lost loved ones, memorial paintings give us insight into how Americans of the past remembered their friends and family.