Flappers & Philosophers: Reliving the Roaring Twenties
“Brilliant men, beautiful jazz babies, champagne baths, midnight revels, petting parties in the purple dawn, all ending in one terrific smashing climax that makes one gasp.” – Humanities Department, Main Library
(Released April 29, 2011) – The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library’s Humanities Department welcomes all to view an exciting exhibit titled Flappers & Philosophers: Reliving the Roaring Twenties, on view now through June 30 at Main Library, 325 Michigan St.
America in the 1920s was a period of decadence and extravagance; a country grappling with becoming a world power, all the while dancing the continual Charleston to the sound of hot jazz. The era, often referred to as the Jazz Age, saw the increase of prosperity and progress, especially for women who shortened their hems and hairlines. Toledo felt the effects of economic prosperity as some of the city’s biggest hotels and theaters were erected during this time period. The birth of a truly modern era in history that had reverberations in art, clothing, architecture, and ideology.
This Humanities Department display focuses on music, fashion and architecture. The exhibit includes photos of historic bygone Toledo hotels and movie palaces, vintage and reproduction costumes, jewelry, LPs and 78s, and even a ukulele.
Here are some highlights displayed in the exhibit:
· Reproduction 1920s flapper dress designed and donated by Bianca Naves, courtesy of the Owens College Theatre Department.
· Bessie Smith makes her first recordings, “Down Hearted Blues” and “Gulf Coast Blues,” for Columbia on February 16, 1923.
· The Great Gatsby is published in 1925 making F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda the celebrity “it” couple of the Jazz Age.
Even after almost a century, the Jazz Age continues to fascinate long after the departure of its last party guests. Step back in time and visit this exhibit soon at Main Library.
NOTE: For additional information visit toledolibrary.org, or call 419.259.5207.
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Organization Name: Toledo Lucas County Public Library