TWA Terminal, New York International (now John F. Kennedy International) Airport, New York, circa 1962., Balthazar Korab. (c) Balthazar Korab Ltd.
Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future
November 10–January 31
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10029
In this first-ever retrospective of the life and work of Eero Saarinen (1910—1961), never-before-seen sketches, models, photographs, furnishings will appear alongside a specially-commissioned documentary film, which includes interviews with Saarinen’s collaborators.
More info: eerosaarinen.net
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