Lectures, Tours, Events
Lecture: Stephen M. Salny on Michael Taylor, Interior Designer
Wednesday, May 20, 2009; 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Author Stephen M. Salny will discuss the life and work of decorator, Michael Taylor. Considered by many to be a revolutionary, Taylor is the subject of Salny’s new book, Michael Taylor: Interior Designer (W.W. Norton, January 2009). Mr. Salny, author of The Country Houses of David Adler (2001) and Frances Elkins: Interior Design (2005) has made a life-long study of Adler and Elkins. His research on Adler led him to Elkins, Adler’s sister and collaborator on many commissions, and his research on Elkins in turn led him to Michael Taylor, whose work was greatly influenced by Elkins. Salny’s unprecedented access to Taylor’s clients, associates, and several dozen of Taylor’s preserved interiors has allowed him to exhaustively document Taylor’s work. More than a decade after his death, Taylor’s reputation as an innovator in the world of home design remains undiminished. New York designer, Albert Hadley, notes: “You can look at a picture of a room he designed in 1953 and it still looks wonderful today.”
Library at the General Society, 20 West 44th Street, 6:30 pm reception and book signing; lecture to follow at 7:00 pm. This program is sponsored by Charlotte Moss Interior Design.
Online registration for tonight’s lecture is no longer available. Please call our reservation line at (212) 730-9646, ext. 109
Cost/Learning Unit: FREE for ICA&CA members and employees of professional member firms. $10 for the general public. 1.5 AIA / CES LUs (Theory)