Event Title
NOBS Forum: Henry Adams: Out of the Kokoon: The Kokoon Arts Club of Cleveland
Location
Loganberry Books, 13015 Larchmere Boulevard, Shaker Heights, Ohio 44120
Event Website
http://www.loganberrybooks.com
Start Date
10-18-2012 7:00 PM
End Date
10-18-2112 8:00 PM
Cost to Attend
Free
Pre-registration required?
No
Event Type
Lecture
Description
Founded in 1911 by Carl Moellman and William Sommer, the Kokoon Club was one of the most exclusive avant-garde organizations in Cleveland. From 1913 to 1946, the Kokoon Club's notorious annual Bal Masque was the place to be for bohemians, featuring elaborate costumes, stage props and outrageous performance art. At the month's NOBS forum, Henry Adams,professor of American Art at Case Western Reserve University and author of Out of the Kokoon, will present a colorful slide show about this important part of our cultural history.
Event Location
NOBS Forum: Henry Adams: Out of the Kokoon: The Kokoon Arts Club of Cleveland
Loganberry Books, 13015 Larchmere Boulevard, Shaker Heights, Ohio 44120
Founded in 1911 by Carl Moellman and William Sommer, the Kokoon Club was one of the most exclusive avant-garde organizations in Cleveland. From 1913 to 1946, the Kokoon Club's notorious annual Bal Masque was the place to be for bohemians, featuring elaborate costumes, stage props and outrageous performance art. At the month's NOBS forum, Henry Adams,professor of American Art at Case Western Reserve University and author of Out of the Kokoon, will present a colorful slide show about this important part of our cultural history.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/octavofest/2012/all/61