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If Wallpaper Could Talk

Fri, Sep 23, 2016 @ 5 pm7 pm

SALON: Rob Emlen, University Curator & Senior Lecturer in the Department of American Studies, Brown University, discusses the French scenic wallpaper maker Zuber et Cie’s 1834 “Vues d’Amerique du Nord” installed in the Nightingale-Brown House.

In partnership with “Flocked, Blocked, and Stenciled”: A Providence Wallpaper Event

This scenic block-printed paper is noteworthy for its idealized egalitarian depiction of Jacksonian America, interpreting images of Native American and African American figures as a distinguished part of the American landscape. Join us as Professor Emlen explores these idealized French notions of democracy in the United States of the 1830s. Exhibit on view will feature contemporary wallpaper designs by local artists.

Be sure to join “Flocked, Blocked, and Stenciled” at various other events showcasing and celebrating the hard work of the artists, including the opening of the exhibit at 186 Carpenter on Friday, September 9th; a Eat & Speak Event in partnership with Design Week RI on Wednesday, September 21st; and a lecture with historic wallpaper and textile reproduction specialist John Burrows at PPL on Wednesday, September 28th. Click here for more information.