Eva Zeisel at 100

The Pratt Institute President's Exhibition Series presents:



"Eva Zeisel at 100: A Lifetime of Masterwork in Design" curated by Karen Kettering

October 4 - November 18, 2006

Opening reception, Tuesday, October 3, 6 - 9 p.m.
Object and book signing by Eva Zeisel and Lucie Young, author of the book "Eva Zeisel," 7:30 p.m.

The Pratt Institute Department of Exhibitions has organized "Eva Zeisel at 100" to celebrate Eva Zeisel's 100th birthday and her contributions as a professor at Pratt, where she taught for nearly 15 years, from 1939-1953, in the Department of Industrial Design.

One of the foremost industrial designers of the last century, Zeisel is known worldwide for her ceramic masterpieces. The journey of Eva Zeisel to her 100th year is chronicled in this exhibition, which will include current works-in-progress and rare examples from her personal collection.

Pratt Manhattan Gallery
144 West 14th Street (between 6th and 7th avenues), New York, NY

Gallery Hours
Tuesday through Saturday: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.



Lectures in Conjunction with "Eva Zeisel at 100"

Thursday, October 26, 6 p.m.
"Eva Zeisel & Co.: The Female Condition in Modern Design" by Katarina V. Posch, Ph.D., Associate Professor, History of Art and Design, Pratt Institute

Wednesday, November 1, 6 p.m.
"Pleasure and Mass Production: Eva Zeisel's Work in the Soviet Union and the United States, 1932 - 1954" by Karen Kettering, Curator, Hillwood Museum, Washington, D.C.

Both lectures take place at the Pratt Manhattan campus, room 213, and are free and open to the public.