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The Alliance of Art and Industry: Toledo Designs for a Modern America


August 8-October 19, 2002

IThe Alliance of Art and Industry: Toledo Designs for a Modern America was curated by Davira S. Taragin, director of the Center for Glass and curator of Modern and Contemporary Glass at the Toledo Museum of Art. The exhibition explores the role Toledo's designers and workforce played in the development of modern industrial design in the first half of the 20th century. Toledo Designs shows how the ideas and products that resulted from the industrial design movement forever changed American life.

The Alliance of Art and Industry: Toledo Designs for a Modern America was organized by the Toledo Museum of Art. The exhibition and accompanying catalogue are supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities, expanding our understanding of the world; the National Endowment for the Arts; the Clement O. Miniger Memorial Foundation; The Stranahan Foundation; the Ohio Arts Council; and the Members of the Centennial Society of the Toledo Museum of Art. Additional support for the catalogue is provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.



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Tour some of the works that will be on display!

There are 11 images contained within this archive which are intended for personal/educational use only. These images are protected by a 2002 photographic copyright which belongs to the Ohio Arts Council. They, therefore, are not in the public domain.

Frederic Vuillemenot and The DeVilbiss Company design staff Atomizer, Dropper, Tray, and Powder Box with Puff , 1927
The DeVilbiss Company
glass, enamel, gold luster, and rubber bulb with textile atomizer, various sizes
Pin Tray , 1927
glass, enamel, and gold luster
1/4 x 5 5/8 x 3 3/16 inches
Frederic Vuillemenot and The DeVilbiss Company design staff Perfume Atomizer Box , 1930
The DeVilbiss Company
printed silver, black, and green on cardboard with paper
7 1/8 x 2 5/8 x 2 5/8 inches
Van Doren and Rideout,
Wayne Pump , ca. 1934
The Wayne Pump Company
metal, glass, chrome plate, and paint, 72 x 24 x 18 inches
Edwin W. Fuerst and Toledo Museum School of Design
The Duo-Oval , patented 1933
Owens-Illinois Glass Company
glass and plastic 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 1 inches
Sherman L. Kelly
Ice Cream Scoop , patented 1939
The Zeroll Company
aluminum, 1 1/2 x 7 x 1 5/8 inches

Donald Dailey for Harold Van Doren & Associates
Electric Iron , ca.1940
Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Company
metal and Bakelite
4 1/2 x 9 x 4 3/8 inches

Van Doren and Rideout
Air-King Midget Radio , 1933
Air-King Products Company, Inc.
Plaskon, metal, and glass
11? x 8 7/8 x 7? inches
Van Doren and Rideout,
Skippy-Racer Scooter , patented 1933
The American National Company
metal, wood, rubber, and paint
31 3/4 x 42 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches
Van Doren and Rideout
Skippy Sno-Plane Sled , patented 1934
The American National Company
metal, wood, rubber, chrome plate and paint, 7 1/8 x 43 x 25 inches
Van Doren and Rideout,
Streamline Velocipede , patented 1935
The American National Company
metal, nickel plate, rubber, and paint , 29 x 40 x 18 1/2 inches

Pioneer Streamlined Tot Bike , patented 1935, steel, nickel plate, rubber, and paint, 15 1/2 x 21 1/2 x 11 inches
Harold Van Doren & Associates with Thomas R. Smith (engineer),
Washer Model E , patented 1939
The Maytag Company
metal, enamel, plastic, and rubber
44 1/4 x 38 3/4 x 26 inches

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