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SUMMARY:Talks@EHC: Blanche Gildin: The Bauhaus in Chicago and the Foundations of an Artistic Practice
DESCRIPTION:<strong><b>Blanche Gildin: The Bauhaus in Chicago and the Foundations of an Artistic Practice</b></strong>

<strong>Tuesday, March 24, 6:30 PM</strong>

<strong><span class="OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">Free &amp; Open to all. Sc</span></strong><strong style="background-color: var(--wpex-surface-1); font-family: var(--wpex-body-font-family, var(--wpex-font-sans));"><span class="OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">roll down to RSVP</span></strong>

<span class="OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">In-person event*
At the Evanston History Center
225 Greenwood Evanston, IL</span>

Evanston-based artist Blanche Gildin (1928–2024) studied at Chicago’s Institute of Design for just two years, from 1947 to 1949. What she carried from that experience, however, shaped her artistic practice across more than seven decades. Gildin’s career unfolded largely outside the spotlight of museums and markets. Like many women artists of her generation, she worked in private- often in or near her home in southeast Evanston- and alternative spaces, guided less by recognition than by curiosity and discipline. Her art offers a powerful reminder that the influence of an educational institution is not measured only by its famous names or iconic moments, but by the quiet, persistent practices it sets in motion. The talk by Dr. Lara Allison will be followed by a discussion with Bonny Gildin, the artist's daughter, and Jack Weiss of Design Evanston, who also studied at the Institute of Design.

<b style="font-size: 22px;">About Dr. Lara Allison</b>

<b><img class="wp-image-15680 alignleft" src="https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Lara-Allison-Head-Shot-Cropped-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="188" height="141" /></b>Dr. Lara Allison teaches design history at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her research examines Chicago design <b><span style="font-weight: 200;">culture, mid-twentieth-century corporate design, and the influence of </span><span style="font-weight: 200;">the Bauhaus on academic, cultural, and corporate institutions in the United States during the </span><span style="font-weight: 200;">interwar and post–World War II periods. She serves as Education Chair on the Board of the </span><span style="font-weight: 200;">Chicago Design Archive and is editor of Chicago Art Deco Magazine. She was a contributing </span><span style="font-weight: 200;">author and a member of the editorial advisory team for Art Deco Chicago: Designing Modern </span><span style="font-weight: 200;">America (Yale University Press/CADS, 2018). Lara recently wrote a book on the artist, <i>Blanche Gildin: Back to the Bauhaus, the Foundations of a Practice </i>(published by Design Evanston with support from the City of Evanston). The book was designed by Jack Weiss.</span></b>

*This in-person event will also be available on Facebook Live for those who cannot attend in person.

<span class="OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">Through our community's g</span><span class="OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">eneros</span><span class="OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">ity, we</span><span class="OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none"> can offer these free programs! </span><span class="OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">Please consider donating $10 to support our ongoing free public programming.</span>

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If you don't receive a confirmation email, please email Erin Hughes at <a href="mailto:ehughes@evanstonhistorycenter.org">ehughes@evanstonhistorycenter.org</a>.

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URL:https://evanstonhistorycenter.org/event/talksehc-blanche-gildin-the-bauhaus-in-chicago-and-the-foundations-of-an-artistic-practice/
LOCATION:Evanston History Center\, 225 Greenwood Street\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks@EHC,Upcoming Events
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