The Caxton Club invites Chicago Art Deco Society members to an in-person presentation by Neil Harris at the Woman’s Athletic Club.

During the 1920s a remarkable group of women binders, many with modernist aspirations, emerged in Paris. One or two are well known; others remain obscure. This talk will focus upon several of the most talented and productive among them, relying on images to document their achievements.

Neil Harris taught at the University of Chicago from 1969 to 2008, retiring as Preston and Sterling Morton Professor Emeritus in History and Art History. In addition to more than 100 published essays and articles his books include The Artist in American Society; Humbug: The Art of P. T. Barnum; Cultural Excursions; The Chicagoan: A Lost Magazine of the Jazz Age; and Capital Culture: J. Carter Brown, The National Gallery of Art, and the Reinvention of the Museum Experience. His research interests focus on the history of museums and collecting, the built landscape, international expositions, and the decorative arts. Harris has served as a member and chair of the Smithsonian Council, a trustee of the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, the Newberry Library, the Terra Foundation on the Arts, the National Museum of American History, and co-chaired the Visiting Committee to the J. Paul Getty Museum. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and recipient of the Joseph Henry Medal from the Smithsonian Institution.

Register today for this program being held in the Landmark Art Deco space of the Woman’s Athletic Club.

$60 fee covers sandwiches with vegetarian options, coffee, tea, and non-alcoholic beverages, a cookie, tax, and service.

Parking: The WAC is accessible via public transportation. Valet parking is available at 116 E. Ontario, next to the entrance to the WAC. Payment is cash only, $15 for 1–3 hours and $20 for 4–7 hours, plus tip. You may also reserve and pay for a guaranteed parking spot through the Spot Hero app or website (spothero.com)