A diverse array of broad themes of the late-nineteenth and twentieth centuries - nationalism, political persuasion, industrialization, architecture and urbanism, consumerism and advertising, transportation, and world's fairs - are addressed by permanent, temporary, and traveling shows. Although drawing primarily from its own holdings, The Wolfsonian also features exhibitions and objects on loan from other collections.
FEATURED
OBJECT:
Bookcase, Skyscraper, c. 1926
Designed by Paul Theodore Frankl (American, b. Austria, 1886–1958)
Retailed by Frankl Galleries, New York, c. 1926–30
Painted plywood, wood, brass hardware
96 ¼ x 42 x 15 5/8 inches (244.5 x 106.7 x 39.7 centimeters)
The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida,
The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection
TD1993.42.1
