A 1954 Plymouth Belmont is among the cars showcased in "Classics to Chrome," at Philadelphia University.
(By Michael Furman)
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SEPTEMBER
16 -- "Modernism in American Silver: 20th-Century Design," the Dallas Museum of Art's traveling exhibition of production-line silver from art moderne to contemporary, at the Renwick Gallery. Through Jan. 22.
17 -- "Eileen Gray," a survey of works by the Irish-born, Paris-based furniture and interior designer (1879-1976), at the London Design Museum. Through Jan. 8.
24 -- "Classics to Chrome: Automobiles From 1925 to 1960," a photographic history of glamour-mobiles, at the Design Center at Philadelphia University. Through Nov. 20.
OCTOBER
7 -- "Yinka Shonibare Selects: Works From the Permanent Collection," a special exhibit curated by the Anglo-Nigerian artist and focusing on motion and transportation, at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York. Through March 7.
14 -- "Rozome Masters of Japan" at the Textile Museum. Through Feb. 12.
16 -- "SAFE: Design Takes On Risk," an appreciation of functional objects created to deal with human fears from earthquakes and terrorism to loneliness, at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Through Jan. 2.
NOVEMBER
4 -- "Excavating Design: 18th-Century Drawings and Prints From the Permanent Collection," glimpses of antiquity as our forefathers drew it, at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York. Through Jan. 8.
18 -- "Wearing Propaganda: Textiles on the Home Front in Japan, Britain, and the United States, 1931-1945," at the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture in New York. Through Feb. 5.
DECEMBER
