Le Salon des Arts Ménagers (The Household Arts Exhibition):
Posters of the Modern French Home 1945-1982

April 11 - June 3, 2008

The "modern home" imagined by French business and government in the 1950s-60s was a model of cleanliness and harmony, despite a severe housing shortage. The "modern woman" presided over this refuge, using science to enhance family life. Such ideals were promoted through the Salon des Arts Ménagers, an annual trade show in Paris attracting millions of visitors to its displays of technical innovation for the home. These ideals are depicted in this exhibition of posters drawn from the Lore Degenstein Gallery's permanent collection. Colorful images promote the Salon itself and appliances for the modern home. This bilingual English-French exhibition is a project of Susquehanna University students in French 460: Women in Postwar France.

Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 12-4 PM, Saturday and Sunday 1-4 PM. Closed university recesses. For more info, call 570-372-4059. Exhibition is free and open to the public. The facility is wheelchair accessible.

 

Candy

Candy. Gilbert Paplorey. Color lithograph. 63 x 47"
Collection of the Lore Degenstein Gallery.

 

 

 

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