Lecture to discuss Depression-era master designer

John Stuart Gordon, a curator and American design expert, will speak at Boscobel in Garrison on Friday, Oct. 20, about the industrial designer Lurelle Van Arsdale Guild, who created icons during the Depression era for many leading companies.

Lurelle Guild (1898-1986)

The event begins at 6:30 p.m. and is $20, or free for members. Guild is best known for redesigning the Electrolux vacuum.

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