While the Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe is best known for historical revival-style residences, it is also home to MidCentury Modern masterpieces by Marcel Breuer, Alexander Girard, William Kessler, Paul Rudolph, Minoru Yamasaki and others. This phenomenon reflects the prosperity of Metro Detroit at midcentury, Michigan’s primacy in modern design, and the existence of aesthetically adventurous Grosse Pointe patrons.
Join art historian Dr. Deborah Lubera Kawsky at the Ann Arbor District Library to explore the backstories behind iconic MidCentury structures such as Breuer’s Grosse Pointe Central Library (1953), Girard’s McLucas House (1950), Kessler’s W. Hawkins Ferry House (1964) and Rudolph’s Frank and Anne Parcells House (1970).
This event is in partnership with a2modern.
W. Hawkins Ferry House - Photo Credit: James Haefner
John and Kathleen McLucas House - Photo Credit: Robert Lubera
Frank and Anne Parcells House - Photo Credit: Brian Conway
Grosse Pointe Central Library - Photo courtesy of Grosse Pointe Central Library