Event Dime
LongHouse Talk: The Alpha and Omega of Craft
- When:
- June 7, 2026 ยท 3:00 PM
- Where:
- Virtual
- Source:
- Things to do on the East End
LongHouse is enlivened this year by the exhibition Things That Look Like Magic: Cheryl R. Riley and Wharton Esherick. It is an intriguing juxtaposition, showcasing two furniture artists who not only represent different generations, but the very beginning and ultimate destination of the American studio craft movement (in which Jack Lenor Larsen played a crucial leading role). In this talk, historian and curator Glenn Adamson will not only discuss the work of Riley and Esherick in relation to one