Joseph Odoerfer the Associate Dean and Professor of the School of Architecture at the University of Detroit Mercy will provide an overview of the American Renaissance, looking at the art, buildings, fairs, and urban plans it produced, including the Boston Public Library, the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, the Library of Congress, the 1901 Plan for Washington D.C. and some local works, such as, the Detroit Public Library.
The American Renaissance is a period in the cultural history of the United States, spanning from 1876 to 1917, when architects and artists saw America as the rightful heir to the artistic tradition of the European Renaissance. By the 1890s the American Renaissance was the principle aesthetic movement in the United States, inspiring world’s fairs, state capitals, libraries, museums, and urban plans.
Our programs are for residents, non-residents are welcome if there is space available.
