In This Issue: Summer 2009

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1 Trans-Lux Volume 27 No.2 September Summer Volume 27 no. 2 ART DECO SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON In This Issue: ADSW Ends Sponsorship of NoVa Antiques & Modernism Show 3 News & Notes From the DecoPhiles 7 A Message from the President 10 Franklin Simon: Designs for Women, Part 2 12 Introduction to Ribbonwork 19 Tenth Art Deco World Congress 20 Gone But Not Forgotten: Gale Storm 29 Deco Calendar 31

2 ADSW Board of Directors President Jim Linz Vice President Vacant Treasurer Ira Raskin Secretary Vacant At Large Members: Linda Lyons Karyn Jarboe Brian Whaley David Cotter William Cubbedge Jeanette Radford Silver Spring Richard Striner Visit us on the web at Webmaster Joel Shprentz/Brian Whaley Wanna Be a Member? Join online at Trans-Lux Trans-Lux is published four times a year by the Art Deco Society of Washington, P.O , Washington, D.C Phone (202) ADSW is a non-profit organization incorporated to foster public awareness and appreciation of the Art Deco period through volunteer actions to preserve the era s decorative, industrial, architectural, and cultural arts. Editor/Publisher Jim Linz Book Reviews Editor Vacant Calendar Schmitz Fuhrig Contributors: Jim Linz Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig Karyn Jarboe Eugenio DeAnzorena Editor Lynda Trans-Lux is looking for a few good writers. Please submit manuscripts and photographs to Jim Linz, PO Box , Chantilly, VA Please enclose a self-addressed envelope for return of material. Submission of letters/articles implies the right to edit and publish ADSW Or call And request an application On the Cover: Cover to the 1935 Ball Blue Book, a wholesale jewelry company located in Chicago

3 PAGE 3 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO. 2 ADSW Ends Sponsorship of Northern Virginia Antiques & Modernism Show On July 22rd, ADSW President Jim Linz and Treasurer Ira Raskin met with Pappabello Shows owner Arthur Farbenbloom, new show manager Bob James (Armacost Shows), an account manager from the marketing company Ad Strategies, and Arlington Kiwanis President Khalid Siraj and other Kiwanis representatives for a review and discussion of the 3rd Annual Northern Virginia Antiques & Modernism Show. Linz and Raskin discussed the preliminary results of an ADSW survey of Modernism dealers showing strong dissatisfaction with the show, particularly with advertising and marketing. The next day, Farbenbloom called Linz to inform him that ADSW would not be invited to continue as a cosponsor of the 2010 show. Mr. Farbenbloom apparently took exception to the open critique of his efforts at the July 22nd meeting. The ADSW Board began a review of its continued participation in the Northern Virginia Antiques & Modernism Show at its regularly scheduled meeting June 22nd, but delayed action until after the discussion about the show with Pappabello and the Kiwanis. The Board met August 13th and formally terminated the contractual relationship with Pappabello Shows. Contact has already been made with several promoters to explore new options for Antiques & Modernism Show Attendance/Dealer Participation Drop For the second straight year attendance at and dealer participation in the Northern Virginia Antiques & Modernism Show fell sharply. Attendance fell to roughly a third of the attendance during The number of Modernism dealers participating in the show dropped to 20, half the number participating in Overall the show on June 21-22, 2009, had only 105 dealers, down from the 165 advertised in The Antiques & Modernism Show is ADSW s most important fundraising event of the year. Our inability to recruit more dealers reduced our pay- (Continued on page 4)

4 VOLUME 27 NO. 2 TRANS-LUX PAGE 4 ment from Pappabello Shows roughly in half but still resulted in a net gain after expenses. The decreased payment from Pappabello was partially offset by increased revenues from advertising in the show program and advance ticket sales. Dealer Survey Shows Dissatisfaction Following the show, ADSW sent a questionnaire to Modernism dealers participating in the 2009 show as well as those who participated in the 2008 show but chose not to return this year. We asked both about their satisfaction with the show under the current promoter and options for the future. Although the show generally received high marks for the ease of load in and load out, roughly 80 percent of respondents had strong criticism of efforts to advertise and promote the show. Two out-of-town dealers declined to comment on advertising and promotion because they were not familiar with efforts to promote the show in the Washington area. Among the concerns noted were the limited advertising in the Washington Post (there were no classified ads and no display ads in the Home Section in Virginia and the District). Poor attendance was cited by all respondents as a drag on sales. While many dealers recognized current economic conditions as contributing factors, they blamed the poor attendance and sales primarily on the limited advertising. Clearly, not all dealers had negative views. Nor did the complaining dealers necessarily rule out future participation in the Northern Virginia Antiques & Modernism Show, with or without ADSW sponsorship. Still, 40 percent of the responding dealers said that they were uncertain or unlikely to return in As was the case in the survey following the 2008 show, many dealers also expressed concern about the lack of a distinct Modernism section., a structure ADSW has pursued from the onset of the joint show. Post Show Meeting Heightens Concerns Although Raskin and Linz approached the meeting of July 22nd with strong reservations about whether ADSW should continue to co-sponsor the show, they held out hope that they would receive assurances that the dealers concerns would be addressed.

5 PAGE 5 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO. 2 Such assurances were not, however, provided. In May, both Pappabello and Armacost hired Ad Strategies to handle advertising and promotion of their antique shows. The Ad Strategies representative said that the print media is dying and that their focus is on the Internet and radio/television. Although the Northern Virginia Antiques & Modernism Show was the first antiques show Ad Strategies promoted, the representative said that the company did not attempt to gather information on the effectiveness of their advertising efforts in order to guide future efforts. He indicated that he expects to further reduce advertising in the Washington Post next year. Other concerns about the promotion of the show were noted. For example, two antique trade papers ran press releases prepared for the 2008 show rather than for the current year. Farbenbloom said that both papers ran the wrong press release. For the second year in a row, no classified ad appeared in the Washington Post. This was again attributed by the promoter to a Washington Post error. Finally, the address of the Thomas Jefferson Community Center was incorrect in the ads prepared by Ad Strategies, including the few ads that ran in the Washington Post. They gave the address as nd Street S, roughly ten blocks from the show at nd Street S. Neither Ad Strategies nor Farbenbloom were aware of the error until it was brought it to their attention at the meeting. Farbenbloom said that the incorrect address was just the other side of the building and would not have caused problems for drivers with GPS. The error, however, was significant because customers using MapQuest or a GPS to guide them to the show from Washington DC or the East would most likely have been routed along Washington Boulevard rather than Glebe Road and thus missed the show signage placed along Glebe Road. The address used was not the other side of the building. Linz and Raskin conferred briefly after the meeting and agreed that they would recommend to the Board that ADSW withdraw its sponsorship of the show and explore other alternatives. Pappabello Plans to Continue Show In his call of July 23rd, Pappabello owner Arthur Farbenbloom indicated that he plans to continue the Northern Virginia Antiques & Modernism

6 PAGE 6 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO. 2 (Continued from page 5) Show without ADSW sponsorship. Because the Thomas Jefferson Community Center will not be available on the dates originally selected by the promoter for the show and Arlington County plans to raise the rent for the facility, Farbenbloom plans to work with the Kiwanis to select a new date and possibly a new location for the show. ADSW wishes both the Kiwanis and Pappabello Shows success. Despite our disagreements with Farbenbloom and Ad Strategies over the adequacy of show promotion, on a personal level both Linz and Raskin indicated that it was a pleasure to work with Farbenbloom during the past 3+ years. Dealers/Customers Favor Return to Modernism Show Although some dealers were open to a continuation of a joint general antiques & Modernism show, most favored a return to a stand-alone Modernism show. Several favored moving the show back to the city. None favored dropping ADSW sponsorship of a stand-alone Modernism Show. During the 3-year run of the Northern Virginia Antiques & Modernism show many ADSW members have complained that the excitement of the stand alone show was lost under the combined show. Many found it difficult to locate the modernism dealers because there was no signage and the Modernism dealers were surrounded by general antiques dealers. Board Exploring Options At its August 13th meeting, the Board voted to continue ADSW sponsorship of a Modernism show but to return to a standalone show rather than pursuing another combined general antiques & Modernism show. Ira Raskin and Jim Linz will lead efforts to find a new location. What Do You Think? The design of the new Expo is wide open. Where should the new show be held? When should it be held? Should the show be packaged with other events to form a Modernism weekend? What should the new show be called? Are you willing to help manage the show? Send you comments and suggestions to iraskin@adsw.org

7 PAGE 7 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO. 2 News and Notes from the Deco Philes Volunteers Needed for Benefit Bash The Lord & Taylor Benefit Bash returns to the Chevy Chase and White Flint stores November 10, 2009, and ADSW will again participate. Volunteers are needed to sell tickets for the event. The $5 tickets entitle the purchaser to 20 percent off any one item and an unlimited savings pass good for 15% off everything in the store, including fragrances and cosmetics. ADSW retains all revenues from ticket sales and also receives a portion of sales at the door. Contact Karyn Jarboe kjarboe@adsw.org to volunteer. Senator Theatre Sold at Auction Baltimore s National Register-listed Senator Theatre was sold for $810,000 to Baltimore City at a July 22nd auction held by Alex Cooper Auctions. The Art Deco gem which has been operated by the Kiefaber family since its opening in 1939, has faced repeated challenges over the past several years as it struggled to remain a first run movie house. Although the exterior of the theatre is on the National Register, the interior is not protected and the foreclosure sale could lead to its gutting. For more information about the theatre go to The city is expected to issue a Request for Proposals to find someone willing to lease the Senator and operate it as either a theatre or entertainment venue. Kennedy-Warren Decision Postponed Again The Historic Preservation Review Board hearing on ADSW s landmark application covering the interiors of the Kennedy-Warren was finally held June 25th after ADSW broke off negotiations with B.F. Saul over Saul s insistence that the dining room be excluded from the application. The Historic Preservation Office staff report issued shortly before the hearing recommended that the public spaces, including the lobby,

8 PAGE 8 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO. 2 lounges, ballroom, promenades, and dining room be listed. While the HPO was sympathetic toward the corridors and plan, they concluded that they did not merit listing. Things seemed to be on track for approval by the HPRB until BF Saul objected to listing any portion of the interiors and presented a series of legal arguments questioning the Board s legal authority to list a private residence without the consent of the owner. Because the HPO staff had no advance notice of the BF Saul claims, they recommended, and the Board agreed to, a delay in the hearing until the Saul claims could be evaluated. The HPO staff is working with Saul and ADSW in hopes that a compromise agreeable to all parties can we crafted. In the meantime, the ADSW application remains on file and no new work permits can be issued until the issue is resolved. Nostalgia Fair The 4th Annual Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention will be held August 27-29, 2009, at the Clarion Hotel, 980 Hospitality Way, Aberdeen, Maryland. The 3-day film festival salutes the good old days of radio, television and movies. It also features a drive-in movie on the hotel parking lot Friday night. Among those making personal appearances will be Academy Award Winning Actress Celeste Holm (All About Eve), former Miss America Lee Meriweather (Barnaby Jones, Catwoman on Batman), Johnny Whitaker (Family Affair), James Best (Dukes of Hazzard), and Bob Hastings (McHale s Navy, Captain Video). The Fair will feature a series of panels and presentations including a cartoon festival and a recreation of an Old Time Radio program. Movies will be shown 24-hours a day. Among the movies to be shown is the 1933 version of Alice in Wonderland starring Gary Grant and Gary Cooper. Two ballrooms will be set aside for vendors. Jeanette Radford Joins Board Jeanette Radford attended the June 2009 Board meeting and was elected to the Board on an interim basis. She will stand for election to a full 2-year term in this Fall s election.

9 PAGE 9 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO. 2 Jeanette wasted no time getting to work, quickly setting up a Zazzle.com site to sell ADSW merchandise like the mug and tote bag shown below. To check out all the latest merchandise go to adswdc A great new way to support ADSW. Thanks Jeanette! Save the Date Jewelry Show and Tell On Sunday, October 4, 2009, ADSW member Ana Escobar will host an Art Deco jewelry show and tell at one of Washington s Best Addresses. Watch the website or ADSW announce for details. If you do not currently receive announcements of upcoming events, sign up now at Thanks Expo Volunteers! Although the 3rd Annual Northern Virginia Antiques & Modernism Show was a disappointment, it was not because of lack of effort on the part of ADSW volunteers. Led by Ira Raskin and Jim Linz, ADSW recruited dealers, designed a new ad card for the show, drafted press releases, mailed ad cards to 5000 Decophiles, and prepared the guide to dealers. David Cotter, Will Cubbedge, and Karyn Jarboe sold ads in the program guide making it self sustaining for the first time. Brian Whaley and Joel Shprentz used the website and ADSW-announce list to promote the show. Karyn Jarboe, Jerold Epstein, Brenda Forman, Deborah Chalfie, Cerinda Loschinkohl, Sue Grabowski, Lori Crandall, Amy McMenamin, Paola Bernacchi, Cathy Willis, Brian Whaley, Linda Lyons, Thomas Ede, David Cotter, Jeanette Radford, Lou Simchowitz, Jonathan Mazur, and Jennifer O Boyle served at the admissions table or ADSW table. The professionalism of ADSW s volunteers drew special praise from Kiwanis President Khalid Siraj.

10 PAGE 10 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO. 2 A Message From the President By Jim Linz As I reluctantly assume the presidency of the Art Deco Society of Washington, I am thankful that my predecessors, Jonathan Mazur and Dana Ott, left the Society in good financial health and on the verge of having a state-ofthe-art website. Still, there are major challenges facing the Society declining membership, spotty attendance at programs, and, as discussed on pages 3 through 6, developing a replacement for the failed Northern Virginia Antiques & Modernism show. To address these challenges we need the help of our members, former members (Who better to tell us what we are doing wrong?), and prospective members (To tell us what we need to do to convince them to join.) There are many ways that members can help maintain and build the vitality of ADSW. First, we need additional Board members to help direct the operations of the Society. The October Board elections are almost upon us. If you are willing to serve just let me know at president@adsw.org. But, you do not have to be on the Board to help. Consider some of the following members who made significant contributions without being on the Board Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig researches exhibitions, entertainment, and events to prepare the Deco calendar published in Trans-Lux and listed on the website. Lori Crandal organized and taught programs on making ribbon flowers and creating 1940s hairstyles. In the coming months, she plans to organize a vintage fashion show. Lynne Masterson hosted a vintage tea at her home. Frank Morra opened his home for several show and tell events. Gene de Anzorena shared his memories (and photographs) of the last two World Congresses with Trans-Lux readers. Clive Foss gave a slide presentation on Art Deco around the world based on his world travels. Brenda Forman gave a Powerpoint lecture on Art Deco jewelry. Ana Escobar will host a jewelry show and tell at her apartment. (Continued on page 11)

11 PAGE 11 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO. 2 (Continued from page 10) Obviously, there are many ways you can help even if your work or personal schedule precludes joining the Board. It can be as simple as selling tickets to the Lord and Taylor Benefit Bash to friends, coworkers, and relatives or convincing friends to join ADSW. Or, as Sue Grabowski did, you can tell your friends about the latest ADSW preservation effort. Similarly, you can research and write an article for Trans-Lux, host an event at your home, or tell us about a play or performance that other members might be interested in attending. We ll make every effort to bring it to the attention of our followers through an announcement. One of the quickest ways you can help is by simply providing feedback to me or any board member. In order to make changes to better serve you, we need to know things such as the types of programs you like and dislike. your preference for evening vs. weekend programs where programs should be held past programs that are worth repeating? To make it easy, just click on the link and tell me what you think jlinz@adsw.org One of my pet peeves since joining the Board has been the limited ADSW website content on Art Deco in Washington. It s hard to find a picture of an Art Deco building in Washington on the website. I would like to give the website a distinct Washington, DC flavor and, at the same time, strengthen our education and preservation missions by Completing the updated inventory of art deco buildings in the Washington area started by Lincoln Fairchild, including photographs, and placing the results on the website Digitizing our existing slide set of Art Deco buildings so that they can be placed on the website (Linda Lyons has initiated this process) Creating, and putting on the website, a series of self-guided walking tours of Metro-accessible Art Deco. Encouraging members to contribute copies of photos, brochures, postcards, and other memorabilia showing Washington, D. C. in the 1920s- 1950s. Reorganizing website links to place greater emphasis on complimentary organizations in the Washington metropolitan area such as the Arlington Heritage Alliance, Silver Spring Historical Society, Friends of the Greenbelt Museum, and D.C. Preservation League. Can you help? Just let me know.

12 PAGE 12 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO. 2 Franklin Simon & Co. Designs for Women Part 2 Franklin Simon Specialty Shops was founded in 1902 by Franklin Simon and Herman A. Flurscheim. It s flagship store was located at 414 Fifth Avenue, becoming the first major retailer to locate above 34th street. The 280,000 square foot store closed in the 1960s. Although Franklin Simon & Co. was known for its European fashions, between 1921 and 1955, the company was assigned rights to over 200 fashion designs by American designers., including Taube Davis, Maude Siegel, Mildred Schmolze, Katherine Burns, and. Its first design patent, D58,406 was awarded to Franklin Simon, his only design patent. The following pages show the evolution of Franklin Simon designs between 1930 and1936 when it suddenly stopped patenting designs. It is not clear whether they stopped designing their own clothes after 1936 or simply stopped applying for patents. It was not until 1950 that rights to another fashion design was assigned to Franklin Simon. Only two designs were patented in 1950, both for bathing suits. The next, and final, design patent was awarded to Franklin Simon in Left: D80,280; Middle: D80,796; Right: D80,798:

13 PAGE 13 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO. 2 D81,098 D80,960 D81, D84,044 D83,737 D85,658

14 PAGE 14 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO D85, D85,946 Center: D86,254 Right: D86,728

15 PAGE 14 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO D86, D97,119 D89,774 D89,711 D89,775

16 PAGE 15 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO D93,441 Yvette Bender D93,530 William S. Woolfe D93,516 Mary Porpora 1935 D94,976 Blanche Lahn D94,841 Blanche Lahn D95,102 William S. Woolfe

17 PAGE 16 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO D95,241 Abraham Goodman D95,130 Abraham Goodman D97,319 Mary Porpora 1936 D98,904 Viola Mayer D98,412 William S. Woolfe D98,999 Bettina Cassabona

18 PAGE 18 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO D99,039 Abe Markowitz D101,680 Ira Rentner D101,803 Jenny Vella D180,948 Mildred B. Glauthier D157,940 Henry Clements D158,741 Abraham Goodman

19 PAGE 19 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO. 2 Introduction to Ribbonwork (Techniques for Making Ribbon Flowers) Repeated by Popular Demand When: Saturday, September 19, :00-4:00 PM Where: The Home of ADSW Member Frank Morra 3510 McKinley Street, NW Washington, DC Cost: Members: $15; Non-Members: $25 During the 1920s ribbons were used to make flowers and bows to decorate pillows, hats, lingerie, handkerchiefs, half doll pin cushions, and were also sewn on formal gowns. Lori Crandall will be teaching you how to make ribbon flowers in this hands-on-workshop. This workshop will introduce the very basic techniques of working with wire ribbon to make flowers and leaves. You will learn two different types of flowers in this workshop. Success is guaranteed! All skill levels! Please RSVP before September 16. A small supply list will be ed to you at the time of registration. For More Information For more information or to RSVP, Karyn Jarboe, kjarboe@adsw.org, or call

20 PAGE 20 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO. 2 Tenth Art Deco World Congress By Eugenio de Anzorena Last May I attended the Tenth World Congress on Art Deco in Montreal. Toronto The Pre-Congress events were held in Toronto beginning with breakfast at the CARLU, which had been the 1939 Round Room Restaurant and the auditorium of Eaton s department store, beautifully restored as a venue for special events, including a fountain designed by Lalique. Following this event, a morning walking tour of Deco buildings took place, culminating at the Royal Ontario Museum with its new addition designed by Daniel Libeskind. (Continued on page 21)

21 PAGE 21 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO. 2 Some of the participants took advantage of the lunch break to tour the Art Galley of Ontario with its magnificent addition designed by Frank Gehry. The evening culminated in a dinner dance held in the Library and Imperial Room of the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, with a sumptuous meal.

22 PAGE 22 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO. 2 The following day we took a bus tour of more of Toronto s art deco buildings, culminating in a period fashion show and tea in the garden of Parkwood, an estate one hour east in Oshawa. Montreal On Sunday we traveled to Montreal for the opening reception at the Montreal City Hall, where Sandra Cohen-Rose, the organizer of the Congress, introduced us to her excellent team, as well as to the Mayor of Montreal, while we enjoyed one of the wonderful meals provided during the entire Congress. At this reception we had the pleasure to renew friendships and meet those who had not attended the Toronto Pre Congress.

23 PAGE 23 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO. 2 For each tour we received a thoroughly researched descriptive brochure in color prepared by Mrs. Cohen-Rose and her husband, Colin. The entire Congress, including both the pre and post sessions were superbly organized and the food was truly exceptional. My only disappointment is that we did not visit any private residences, as had been the case at previous Conrgresses. The next day we enjoyed a bus and walking tour of Rosemont and Little Italy, including some exceptional churches such as St. Espirit, which is the only pure art deco Church in Canada, designed by Joseph Egilde Cessaire Daoust in 1932 and Saint Jean Berchmans.

24 PAGE 24 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO. 2 We also visited the botanical gardens designed in 1932 by Lucien M. Keroak with its wonderful bas-reliefs. The evening culminated with a grand buffet in the Main Pavilion of the University of Montreal ( ) located in the tower building, designed by the most famous Canadian Deco architect of the period, Ernest Cormier. On Tuesday we began the routine, which continued for the following two days with lectures in the morning at McGill University and tours in the afternoon. The morning lectures covered such subjects as night clubs, movie palaces and the now closed restaurant of Eaton s in Montreal. Our excellent lunches took place at the Arts and Crafts Faculty Club on campus. The afternoon tour took us to view the exteriors of apartment houses in the Cote Des Neiges area, the Snowdon Theater designed in 1937 by Daniel John Crighton and St. Joseph s Oratory, a grand building on Mt. Royal designed from by a collaboration of many architects, including Cormier. An evening reception at the McGill University Library took place to show us Art Deco books from their collections. Wednesday s lectures included one on the Ecole du Meuble, where furniture was manufactured from 1935 to In the afternoon we had a curator s tour of that furniture in the Montreal Museum of Fine arts, as well as walking tour of downtown Deco, including the great Central Railroad Station (1920s to 1943) designed by John Campbell Merrett, with beautiful interior bas-relief sculptures by Charles Fraser Comfort.

25 PAGE 25 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO. 2 The evening event was a dinner dance at the Mount Stephen Club, a wonderfully preserved Victorian mansion. At the silent auction I bought a cup and saucer designed by England s Susie Cooper. Thursday s lectures included Art Deco in Belgium and the Polish Pavilion at the 1939 Worlds Fair, as well as an invitation to the 11 th World Congress in Rio de Janeiro. The afternoon tours were bus and walking tours of Old Montreal and the Saint-Henri neighborhood. The highlight was the Aldred building, Montreal s most notable high style high-rise art deco building (1929, Barott and Blackader). It is Montreal s only example of a New York style ziggurat skyscraper. Nature and technology are reflected in the cast bronze panels depicting flocks of birds perched on telegraph wires.

26 PAGE 26 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO. 2 Friday it was off to Ottawa for the day where we visited the Supreme Court (E. Cormier, 1939), a magnificent building with two candelabrum-style fluted metal lamp standards and bas-relief bronze doors at the entrance. We started off with lunch and a visit to the National Gallery of Canada (Moshe Safdie). We also visited two banks (the Bank of Canada and the Bank of Montreal), but the highlight (perhaps of the entire Congress) was the French Embassy (Eugene Beaudoin, ) on a prized piece of land overlooking Rideau Falls. The interior is quite impressive with its wonderful frescos, Aubusson tapestries, superb use of materials and furnishings, particularly the Smoking Room with new deco furniture, perfect for the room. (Continued on page 27)

27 PAGE 27 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO. 2 Dinner was served on the run in the Fairmont le Chateau Montbello, the world s largest log lodge, built in the 1930 s. Then, back to Montreal by bus. Saturday we were on our own, but encouraged to view art deco books and Cormier drawings at the library of the Canadian Center for Architecture. In the evening the closing gala dinner dance was held at the 1930 Lion d Or. Sunday was a tour to the eastern townships, primarily to visit churches where concentric arches are made of very decorative brickwork, based on the designs of Dom Paul Bellot in England and the Netherlands. He also collaborated in the design of the Benedictine Abbey St. Benoit du Las ( ) near Montreal. We also visited some churches that will serve other uses, such as Paroisse Ste. Marguerite that is up for sale and

28 PAGE 28 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO. 2 Paroisse St. Benoit, which will be used as a community center. Quebec Early Monday morning we boarded the train for Quebec City. Upon arrival at the train station, we began a walking tour of the old city made up mainly of buildings prior to the Deco age, including a short ferry ride across the St. Lawrence River to see the city from a slight distance. We walked to the Clarendon Hotel (Art Nouveau and Art Deco) where we spent the night. The next morning, we boarded a bus for a tour of Beauport for more examples of Bellotism, including a wonderful lunch at a restaurant overlooking the Montmorency Falls. The afternoon tour consisted of post war buildings, culminating with a visit to the Price Building ( , Ross and Macdonald), an 18 floor office structure. In 2001, the 16 th and 17 th floors became the Premier of Quebec s official residence. The design consists of a stepping shape to reduce the building s profile when viewed from the street, reminiscent of Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen s work.

29 PAGE 29 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO. 2 Gone but Not Forgotten: Gale Storm Actress and singer Gale Storm died June 27, Born Josephine Owaissa Cottle on April 5, 1922, Storm was 87. Growing up in Houston, Storm took dance and ice skating lessons and became active in school plays. With the encouragement of friends and teachers, she entered and won a local radio talent contest Jesse L. Lasky s Gateway to Hollywood in She won the national contest in Hollywood and began her career with RKO Pictures, appearing as Gale Storm. Although she was dropped by RKO after 6 months, she appeared in many B musicals, mysteries, and westerns for Monogram and Universal in the early 1940s. Among her films were Tom Brown s School Days (1940), Swing Parade of 1946 (1946), Freckles Comes Home (1942), and Sunbonnet Sue (1945). Storm s big break, however, came in 1952 when she starred in My Little Margie. Margie was originally intended as the summer replacement for I Love Lucy but became one of the most watched sitcoms of the 1950s. It ran in syndication for several decades. Equally successful was her next television series, The Gale Storm Show, more often referred to as Oh Susanna! Gale starred as the social director on a cruise ship along with Charles Farrell as the Captain and Zasu Pitts as the ship s manicurist. Storm also launched a successful night club and singing career in the 1950s. Check out YouTube for two of her most successful songs I Hear You Knocking and Dark Moon. The Dark Moon video is from Oh Susanna. Appearing with her is Craig Stevens, best known as the star of the television series Peter Gunn. In the 1960s Storm largely disappeared from view as she battled alcoholism. Having conquered the disease, she later became a crusader against the stigma associated with alcoholism, particularly as it applied to women.

30 PAGE 30 TRANS-LUX VOLUME 27 NO. 2 (Continued from page 32) On View: Women in the Decorative Arts. At the Hillwood object rotations explore the role of women in the decorative arts. Highlights include dresses made by the woman-owned design firms Rosie Renault and Eleanora Garnett (and worn by Mrs. Post in the late 1930s while living in Moscow); Lennox porcelain plates featuring the work of female painter Minga Pope Patchin showcasing historic scenes of New York; and the patriotic American Eagle breakfast room service commissioned by Mrs. Post in Now Showing Outside Washington, DC The Kelly Art Deco Light Museum. This establishment claims more than 400 light fixtures including wall sconces, chandeliers, and table lights, from Permanent. Upcoming Exhibits Matisse, Picasso, and Modern Art in Paris: The T. Catesby Jones Collections at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the University of Virginia Art Museum Museum of the Shenandoah Valley in Winchester, Va., will feature the art acquired by Jones, mostly between His collection included paintings by André Lhote, Raoul Dufy, Georges Braque, Jacques Villon, and Maurice de Vlaminck and prints by Marc Chagall and Pablo Picasso. August 25, 2009-November, 29, The exhibition will be at the William King Regional Arts Center in Abingdon from December 11, 2009-February 21, 2010, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond in spring Man Ray, African Art and the Modernist Lens -- Man Ray translated the 20th-century modernist taste for African art into photographs that reached a popular audience. About 60 of his photographs, many never before exhibited, along with more than 40 photographs by his contemporaries, including Cecil Beaton, Walker Evans, and Alfred Stieglitz, will appear side-by-side with 20 of the African objects featured in the images. The Phillips Collection exhibition explores the pivotal role of these photographs in shaping the perception of non-western objects as fine art. October 10, 2009-January 10, Business Card $30 1/3 page $45 1/2 page $65 Full page $100 Advertising Rates and Deadlines Trans-Lux is published quarterly in the Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. Deadlines for receipt of camera-ready ad copy are: Issue Deadline Distributed Spring 2009 April 1, 2010 April 2010 Summer 2009 August 1, 2009 August 2009 Fall 2008 December 1, 2008 October 2009 Winter 2009 January 1, 2009 January 2010 Mail advertising materials to :Trans-Lux, Attention Jim Linz, PO Box , Chantilly, VA or send via to jlinz@adsw.org. Make checks payable to ADSW. Prepay for four consecutive issues and receive a 20 percent discount.

31 ADSW Events Coming Attractions September 19, 2009 Introduction to Ribbonwork (See p. 19) October 4, 2009 Jewelry Show and Tell (See p. 9) March 2010 Fashion Show (Tentative) Other Events in the Washington, D.C. Area August 20, The Reverie Jazz Trio will perform at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria. The ensemble performs early jazz standards and influences include Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Fats Waller. August 22, The National Gallery will present British Agent, starring Leslie Howard and Kay Francis. This 1934 film was preserved by the Library of Congress with funding from The Film Foundation. August 22, 2009 The National Museum of the American Indian will present The Blues: Roots, Branches, and Beyond. This program offers a look at the roots of the blues and compares Native American and African-African American styles of the music. Elaine Bomberry explores the Native connection to the blues and Ron Welburn discusses his research on Native Americans in jazz and the blues. August 23, The Hot Society Orchestra of Washington will present an afternoon of dancing, featuring music and dances from the 1920s-1940s at Glen Echo s Spanish Ballroom. Admission includes a dance lesson (no partner needed). Another dance will be held October 25, September 24, 2009 The National Air and Space Museum - Udvar-Hazy Center will feature Charles A. Lindbergh and the American Consumer: The Stanley King Collection: Ask an Expert. Dominick A. Pisano of the museum's Aeronautics Division will discuss the King collection of souvenirs celebrating Lindbergh's 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic. September 27, 2009 Glen Echo Park will showcase the park s history and current programs in Then & Wow. Carousel rides, games, music, and tours planned at the park with Art Deco themes. October 17, 2009 Antique & Classic Car Show; Glenview Mansion at Rockville Civic Center Park; 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM Events Outside the Washington, D.C. Area September 4-7, 2009 Fifth Annual Queen Mary Art Deco Festival; Long Beach, CA september-4-7-fifth-annual-queen-mary-art-deco-festival September 8-13, 2009 Brimfield Antique Markets; Brimfield, MA September 24-26, 2009 Renningers Antique Market, Kutztown, PA September 24-27, 2009 Shupp s Grove Antique Market, Adamstown, PA September 30-October 4, 2009 Fall Carlisle Collector Car Swap Meet & Car Corral; Carlisle, PA October 7-10, 2009 AACA National Fall Meet, Hershey, PA Now Showing Washington Area "Delivering Hope: FDR & Stamps of the Great Depression" - Stamp collecting was important to Franklin Delano Roose- (Continued on back cover)

32 (Continued from inside cover) velt during much of his life. This exhibit at the National Postal Museum will feature FDR s stamp tools, such as a magnifier, gauge, watermark detector and a box for albums. Other highlights of the exhibit are six original sketches by FDR for stamp designs, as well as uncut and ungummed press sheets of postage stamps purchased by Postmaster General James A. Farley and autographed to give as political favors, which led to the scandal and special printing known as Farley s Follies. June 9, 2009 to June 6, Herman Maril: An American Modernist - In celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth and in concert with exhibitions held at the Provincetown Art Association Museum, the Ward Museum, Salisbury, Md., and the University of Maryland Art Gallery, the Walters will present this exhibition of paintings by Baltimore artist Herman Maril. Twenty-three of his seascapes, landscapes and still lifes, painted in Baltimore, Cape Cod and during his travels, will be shown. June 28, August 30, Dirty Blonde The Signature Theatre will present this Tony-nominated hit about Mae West and her fan Jo. Music is by Claudia Shear, and songs include Dirty Blonde, I m No Angel, and Cuddle Up and Cling to Me. August 11, 2009 October 4, Gypsy -- The Little Theatre of Alexandria presents the musical comedy about vaudeville entertainer-turnedstripper Gypsy Rose Lee and her overbearing mother Rose during the 1920s. Now through August 15, Fashion Forward: Photographs by Louise Dahl-Wolfe The National Museum of Women in the Arts features 29 black-and-white images by this staff photographer at Harper s Bazaar from Her work helped define the post-war look of American women. Now through August 30, "The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise" - Beginning in the early 20th century and continuing into the 1990s, Addison Scurlock, followed by his sons, Robert and George, used their cameras to document and celebrate weddings, baptisms, graduations, sporting events, civil protests, high-society affairs, and visiting dignitaries. The exhibition at National Museum of American History features more than 100 images created by this African-American studio and one of the longest-running black businesses in Washington. Highlights include cameras and equipment from the studio and period artifacts from Washington. The exhibition is presented by the National Museum of African American History and Culture in collaboration with the National Museum of American History. Now through Nov. 15, : A New Deal for Artists - This exhibition celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Public Works of Art Program during the Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration. The Smithsonian American Art Museum displays 56 paintings from the program that ran from December 1933-June Artists focused on "the American Scene." Now through January 3, A virtual movie theater also is available at in collaboration with the University of Virginia. The Civilian Conservation Corps Experience, The photographs and paper documents in these cases show what life was like for the young men who enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC), specifically the conservation work they engaged in and their daily life in camp. This collection marks the 75th anniversary of the CCC at the National Museum of American History Archives Center. Cityscapes Revealed: Highlights from the Collection at the National Building Museum.-- This first-time survey of the National Building Museum s collection will offer detailed drawings, rare, early-20th-century photos, and original building fragments from national historic landmarks. Silver Mysteries: Black & White Photographs of 1930s Washington by Volkmar Wentzel. Decatur House. Phone Cartoon American: Highlights From the Art Wood Collection of Cartoon & Caricature. Library of Congress. Includes works by Thomas Nast, Winsor McCay, Chic Young, and Lynn Johnson. Call (Continued on page 30)