PBS - American Masters Series Celebrates Cranbrook’s Eero Saarinen in Primetime
Watch TUESDAY, December 27th at 8pm ET
“Our
architecture is too humble. It should be prouder, more aggressive, much
richer and larger than we see today. I would like to do my part in
expanding that richness.”- Eero Saarinen
Eero Saarinen: The Architecture Who Saw the Future
explores the life of Finnish-American modernist architectural giant
Saarinen (1910-1961), whose visionary buildings include national
historic landmarks such as St. Louis’ iconic
Gateway Arch and the General Motors Technical Center in Michigan, as
well as New York’s TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International
Airport, Yale University Ingalls Rink and modernist pedestal furniture
like the Tulip Chair. Saarinen’s story
will be told in the new PBS American Master’s film airing on PBS
stations nationwide and on Detroit Public TV (DPTV) on Tuesday, December
27 at 8 p.m.
Accompanying
the film will be three DPTV-produced local segments filmed at Cranbrook
on Saarinen’s influence and legacy on the venerated institution. These
will air on DPTV starting December 24 and will be available
online at www.dptv.org/saarinen
along with a special 10-minute segment
featuring a roundtable discussion on the influence of Saarinen’s work to
other legendary designers, as well as to the industry as a whole.
Panelists include:
·
Gregory Wittkopp, Director, Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research
·
Leslie Edwards, Head Archivist
·
Andrew Blauvelt, Director of Cranbrook Art Museum
·
Scott Klinker, 3-D Designer-in-Residence, Cranbrook Academy of Art
You can also watch the Cranbook segments and see more from the film by checking out our Facebook page:
http://facebook.com/detroitpublictv
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Rich Homberg
President and CEO
Detroit Public Television
248-640-4169 - rhomberg@dptv.org - @RichHomberg
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