St. Louis Modern

St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri

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The Era of Innovative Design

St. Louis Modern explores a dynamic period in our region’s history (1935–65) when St. Louis-based architects, artists, and designers made innovative contributions to midcentury modern design. Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Eero Saarinen’s modernist masterpiece, the Gateway Arch, the exhibition features more than 150 objects and artworks drawn from the Museum’s collection and more than 30 museums and private lenders around the country. Many of the works in the exhibition will be shown for the first time. Read more.

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Maquette for Sculpture Screen at Lambert-St. Louis Airport Terminal (1954–55), Harry Bertoia

Maquette for Sculpture Screen at Lambert-St. Louis Airport Terminal (1954–55), Harry Bertoia © 2015 Estate of Harry Bertoia / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

(1946), designed by Charles Eames and Ray Kaiser Eames, manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Company

Lounge Chair Wood (LCW) (1946), designed by Charles Eames and Ray Kaiser Eames,
manufactured by Herman Miller Furniture Company © Eames Office, LLC

Armchair (1956, manufactured c.1960), designed by Eero Saarinen, manufactured by Knoll, Inc.

Armchair (1956, manufactured c.1960), designed by Eero Saarinen, manufactured by Knoll, Inc. Saint Louis Art Museum © Knoll, Inc.

(1940), Samuel A. Marx

Residence for Morton D. May, Ladue, Missouri, interior (1940), Samuel A. Marx Photo: Hedrich-Blessing © Chicago History Museum

Eero Saarinen with models of the Gateway Arch

Eero Saarinen with models of the Gateway Arch © St. Louis Post-Dispatch