2017 DWR
Design Within Reach collaborates with Ackerman Modern on an exclusive Jenev Ceramics collection reissue. The pieces, designed by Jerry in 1953, were selected from the originals and made with molds precisely copied from the masters.
Found in Translation: Design in California and Mexico, 1915–1985
Found in Translation: Design in California and Mexico, 1915–1985
edited by Wendy Kaplan
Prestel, 2017
Launch Pad Tapestry Journal at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The Launch Pad 80-page journal features a 1970 tapestry design by Evelyn Ackerman that is featured in the exhibition “Found in Translation: Design in California and Mexico, 1915-1985.” Los Angeles designers Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman founded the company ERA Industries, which integrated global craft with modern aesthetics to create richly textured handmade products. They set up workshops in traditional craft centers across several continents, including mosaic and textile ateliers in Mexico. Inspired by the first moonwalk, the vibrant Launch Pad was the largest weaving available from the line, reaching the physical limit of the looms.
Available from the LACMA bookstore and online.
2017
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art publishes a “Launch Pad” tapestry journal in conjunction with it’s “Found in Translation” exhibition.
Trousdale Estates: Midcentury to Modern in Beverly Hills
Trousdale Estates: Midcentury to Modern in Beverly Hills
by Steven Price
Regan Arts, 2017
2013 Modern Masters Award
2013 Modern Masters Award
Los Angeles Conservancy Modern Committee
Los Angeles, CA
Documentary Film
Documentary Film, February 2015
“In Tandem: The Life and Work of Jerry and Evelyn Ackerman” Margaret Halkin (Short Story Media) and Katie Nartonis (The Nartonis Project)
Found in Translation: Design in California and Mexico, 1915–1985
Found in Translation: Design in California and Mexico, 1915–1985
September 17, 2017–April 1, 2018
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, CA
Hand-in-Hand: The Designs of Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman
“Hand-in-Hand: The Designs of Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman” panel for “Frank Brothers: The Store That Modernized Modern,” March 15, 2017, University Art Museum, California State University Long Beach.
Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum
Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington, DC