Alexander Girard of Herman Miller and Folk Art




Alexander Girard was of course a genius of modern design, and nothing I write could come close to anything already said...but I can point out that he left his FOLK ART collection of more than 100,000 objects (!) to the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, NM, and it is an extravaganza! Bring your kids. I happened to go by myself, and wished I had someone to nudge and say "look at THAT" many, many times.

Three original Alexander Girard designed invitation cards, Herman Miller Co. c. 1965-1970. Collection Jim Linderman

2 comments:

  1. LauraApril 9, 2009 at 3:16 PM

    On behalf of the staff at the Museum of International Folk Art, we hope you return to visit with friends and family! Thank you for sharing your views about Alexander Girard's folk art installation.

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  2. Dull Tool Dim BulbApril 9, 2009 at 4:25 PM

    My pleasure Indeed. It takes a powerful museum to compete with the many splendors of Santa Fe, yours does quite well! Thanks for commenting.

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