Smithsonian Invitational
Smithsonian Invitational
1952
Kiln Club
Smithsonian Museum
Washington, DC
Clay/Fiber/Metal
Clay/Fiber/Metal
1952
St. Paul Art Center (now Minnesota Museum of American Art)
St. Paul, MN
1950
At Wayne, Evelyn completes her MA degree in fine arts and Jerome receives his BS degree in education, together with an art teaching credential, at the same graduation ceremony.
Charles Harder, chairman of the prestigious graduate program at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, juries the senior art show at Wayne. Impressed by Jerome’s work, Harder invites him to join the program.
Ceramic National and Traveling Exhibition
Ceramic National and Traveling Exhibition
1952
Syracuse Museum (now Everson Museum)
Syracuse, NY
Ceramic National and Traveling Exhibition
Ceramic National and Traveling Exhibition
1951
Syracuse Museum (now Everson Museum)
Syracuse, NY
1949
At the Detroit Institute of Art’s exhibition “For Modern Living,” organized by architect Alexander Girard, Evelyn and Jerome see the innovative contemporary designs of Ray and Charles Eames, George Nelson, V’soske, and others. They are inspired to pursue careers that combine their design and fine arts training.
1948
Jerome and Evelyn meet at her sister-in-law’s studio, Lucé Lipton Interior Designs, where Evelyn works part-time. They marry on September 12, 1948.
1946
Jerome is discharged from the military and spends some time in Los Angeles enjoying the beach and the sunny climate. After six months he decides to return to his family and friends in Detroit.
1945
Evelyn receives a BFA degree with a minor in art history (with distinction) and continues on to graduate school at Wayne on a scholarship.
1942
Evelyn, a top student, graduates from Detroit’s Central High School and enters the University of Michigan as an art major. She transfers to Wayne University in 1942 after her father dies and her brothers enter the military.