Level: 2. Group
Sub-section living inside a Section.
The People
Meet the characters in the rich story of this Art Deco bedroom: Joseph Urban and the craftspeople who created his modernist designs; Leo, Helen, and Elaine Wormser, and their household staff.
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The Penthouse
Visit the Drake Tower on Chicago’s Lake Michigan “Gold Coast” – the location of the Wormser’s penthouse apartment and this Joseph Urban-designed Art Deco bedroom.
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Unlocking the Room
Forensic style research was the first step in revealing the story of the Wormser Bedroom.
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Reuniting the Collection
To present as much of the room’s original material as possible, the museum’s team of conservators worked to clean, repair and preserve each original element of the bedroom.
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The Use of Reproductions
To make Elaine Wormser’s bedroom complete for display, the museum reproduced key elements vital to re-creating this total work of art.
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The Style
The “Roaring Twenties,” Art Deco, Modernism – Discover the 1920s through the eyes of designer Joseph Urban and his contemporaries.
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The Era
In America, the era after World War I was marked by prosperity and progress. The decade saw changes for women, skyscrapers, jazz and the dawn of the machine age.
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