Studio Tashtego invites you to visit our Spring/Summer exhibition Stories from a Collection in collaboration with Manitoga / The Russel Wright Design Center presenting objects designed or collected by American industrial designers Russel Wright (1904-1976) and Mary Einstein Wright (1904-1952). At mid-century, the Wrights brought modernism to millions of Americans through their affordable and popular designs for the home and their advocacy that “good design is for everyone.”
The breadth of media they worked in was as diverse as their scope - fine arts, dinnerware, lifestyle, and landscape. This exhibition adds to our understanding of their collaborative practice and to Russel Wright’s prolific career – his designer’s eye was called upon by the U.S State Department in 1955 to lead a team studying craft production in Formosa [Taiwan], Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Works on view include rarely seen items from these travels across Asia, once displayed in the family home, Dragon Rock at Manitoga, and now promised gifts on loan from his life partner, Joseph Chapman.
Studio Tashtego and the Design Center share a medium-crossing curiosity and dedication to craft that mirror Russel Wright’s own.
Visit MANITOGA, the House, Studio and Woodland Garden of pioneer industrial designer, Russel Wright (1904-1976), envisioned with his wife Mary Einstein Wright (d. 1952) for their family. Experience Dragon Rock, the experimental home which Wright built onto the rock ledge of an abandoned quarry while masterfully orchestrating the surrounding landscape into a series of outdoor rooms of varying character and delight. Located a short drive from Studio Tashtego in Garrison, NY.
www.visitmanitoga.org for Tours, Programs and Woodland trails.
Note: these works are not for sale.