Misfits of Modernism II

For those of you who know me, you also know that my love of modernism encases a serious appreciation for modernist architecture. Back in 2005 I joined the cause to help protect one of Richard Neutra's buildings in Gettysburg known as the Cyclorama Center. Misfits of Modernism Architectural Reception and Benefit was hosted with the help of famous interior design retailer Design Within Reach. deedee9:14 donated two original pieces to the auction.

This year, we are back and presenting Misfits of Modernism II. This event, hosted by the Recent Past Preservation Network and Design Within Reach, will showcase the brilliant, but largely unrecognized, works of historic modern architecture and landscape design in Philadelphia and its surrounds. The event will focus on the immediate threat surrounding Richard Neutra’s Gettysburg Cyclorama Center The 1961 Cyclorama Center, a modernist Cold War-era homage to Abraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address, is slated for demolition by the federal government as part of a landscape redevelopment. The event will also highlight additional endangered works around Philadelphia with presentations by local preservation advocates.

Bid on my latest piece entitled "Dull Wit" to help fund a worthy cause.



Suggested donation of $15, $10 for members of RPPN at the door—Proceeds to benefit the campaign to save Richard Neutra’s 1961 Cyclorama Center at Gettysburg. 6:30 – 9:00 p.m., RSVP’s requested at philadelphia@dwr.com or 215-735-3195.
http://www.recentpast.org; http://www.dwr.com