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- Adventurous Dining, Audacious Art - In 1963, the artist, activist, and educator Corita Kent worked in partnership with the American seasoning brand, Spice Islands Company, to create this publication, “International Dining with Spice Islands.”
- January 22, 2025
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Adventurous Dining, Audacious Art
In 1963, the artist, activist, and educator Corita Kent worked in partnership with the American seasoning brand, Spice Islands Company, to create this publication, “International Dining with Spice Islands.”
- Lillian Schwartz & the Mona Leo Theory - In the mid-1980s, the multi-hyphenate artist and filmmaker Lillian Schwartz began to promote the computer as a tool capable of solving age-old mysteries in art history, architecture, and archeology.
- March 27, 2026
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Lillian Schwartz & the Mona Leo Theory
In the mid-1980s, the multi-hyphenate artist and filmmaker Lillian Schwartz began to promote the computer as a tool capable of solving age-old mysteries in art history, architecture, and archeology.
- Robert Propst: A Child Volcano and Playground Sculptures - Learn more about designer Robert Propst's 1958 idea for playground sculptures cast in fine cement and covered in red, yellow, and blue paint — including a “Child Volcano.”
- November 30, 2021
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Robert Propst: A Child Volcano and Playground Sculptures
Learn more about designer Robert Propst's 1958 idea for playground sculptures cast in fine cement and covered in red, yellow, and blue paint — including a “Child Volcano.”
- Playing Detective: Mysterious Transmissions - The Henry Ford’s radio collections hold a variety of strange-looking objects, many with hidden purposes.
- March 30, 2023
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Playing Detective: Mysterious Transmissions
The Henry Ford’s radio collections hold a variety of strange-looking objects, many with hidden purposes.
- Playing Detective: Reading Clues from Local Landscapes - Beyond three-dimensional artifacts at The Henry Ford, there are intriguing narratives that can be divined from the very landscapes on which our campus sits — from Oakwood Boulevard to the Ford Rouge Factory Tour.
- March 28, 2023
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Playing Detective: Reading Clues from Local Landscapes
Beyond three-dimensional artifacts at The Henry Ford, there are intriguing narratives that can be divined from the very landscapes on which our campus sits — from Oakwood Boulevard to the Ford Rouge Factory Tour.
- 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
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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.
- Playing Detective: Solving a “Once-in-100-Years” Mobility Mystery - In the interview below, Matt Anderson, curator of transportation, speaks with Kristen Gallerneaux, curator of communications and information technology, about how the discovery of a "replica-turned-real" was made.
- March 20, 2023
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Playing Detective: Solving a “Once-in-100-Years” Mobility Mystery
In the interview below, Matt Anderson, curator of transportation, speaks with Kristen Gallerneaux, curator of communications and information technology, about how the discovery of a "replica-turned-real" was made.
- The Click Heard around the World - On December 9, 1968, Douglas Engelbart of the Stanford Research Institute hosted a session at the Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco in which he used the first computer mouse to sweep through a demonstration that became the blueprint for mode
- December 09, 2020
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The Click Heard around the World
On December 9, 1968, Douglas Engelbart of the Stanford Research Institute hosted a session at the Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco in which he used the first computer mouse to sweep through a demonstration that became the blueprint for mode
- Experiments with Radio Facsimile at W8XWJ - The Detroit News was one of the first newspapers in the United States to incorporate a commercial radio station into its operations. From 1938-1940, W8XWJ ran a fascinating but ultimately short-lived experiment with an emerging technology called “rad
- October 02, 2020
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Experiments with Radio Facsimile at W8XWJ
The Detroit News was one of the first newspapers in the United States to incorporate a commercial radio station into its operations. From 1938-1940, W8XWJ ran a fascinating but ultimately short-lived experiment with an emerging technology called “rad
- Dick Gutman: The Beckoning Diner Stool - The diner, it seems, is irresistible. The sleek diner in a streetscape, the booth as setting for friends and family getting together, the beckoning counter stool for the lone traveler’s brief stop—all of it has become cherished over generations—the diner as a world within the greater landscape of people’s lives. For over half a century Richard J.S. “Dick” Gutman has been immersed in this world.
- February 20, 2025
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Dick Gutman: The Beckoning Diner Stool
The diner, it seems, is irresistible. The sleek diner in a streetscape, the booth as setting for friends and family getting together, the beckoning counter stool for the lone traveler’s brief stop—all of it has become cherished over generations—the diner as a world within the greater landscape of people’s lives. For over half a century Richard J.S. “Dick” Gutman has been immersed in this world.