Harlem Focus | Inspired: Africa, WPA Art & a Unique Hospital Design

Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm Venue: Cooper-Hewitt Design Center Architect Jack Travis will present his design for the Harlem Hospital’s Mural Pavilion and talk with John Reddick about this work and the juxtaposition between its historic inventory of WPA-era murals by African-American Artists, and the contemporary African-inspired color palette, pattern and philosophy. About the Harlem Focus series: John Reddick, architectural consultant and Harlem historian, will curate and lead a series of talks featuring designers, architects, and artists whose work engages and affects the local community. The Harlem Focus series will highlight design issues in Harlem, ranging from public art and landscape architecture, to rooftop farms and urban woodland restoration, and explore how design will affect this unique neighborhood as it continues to evolve, change and inspire. http://www.cooperhewitt.org/events/harlem-focus-inspired-africa-wpa-art-unique-hospital-design