Exhibition Details
The exhibition includes early examples of classic games of Parcheesi, checkers, and chess, as well as hand-painted iterations of Monopoly and Chutes and Ladders made in the United States between the mid-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Playing with Design is divided into thematic sections that explore ideas of history, culture, design, and craftsmanship within American game-playing.
Additional Details
The exhibition will also explore the shift toward modernism at the turn of the twentieth century, relating the bold, geometric colors of hand-painted boards to the work of celebrated painters such as Piet Mondrian, Ellsworth Kelly and Jasper Johns.
Location
American Folk Art Museum
2 Lincoln Square
New York, NY 10023
Image: Detail from Parcheesi Board, Late 19th century, Inlaid wood, 19 1/2 x 19 1/4 in. / courtesy of American Folk Art Museum