Suburban Barbecue: An American Icon with Anthony Rubano

Join Chicago based historian Anthony Rubano for an exploration of the Suburban Barbecue. This well-illustrated presentation explores the history of the American backyard barbecue, from its rustic roots to its suburban-modern apotheosis. The ranch house kitchen regularly adjoined it, the backyard was often organized around it, and social gatherings and family meals frequently focused on it. Barbecues offered […]

SOLD OUT. Loft Outdoor Film Screening – The Big Lebowski

Some houses are a work of art, and there is none quite like the Sheats-Goldstein house featured in the film classic ‘The Big Lebowski’. Designed by John Lautner in 1961 for Paul and Helen Sheats. As a young architect Lautner was a protege of Frank Lloyd Wright where he learned his love of experimentation. […]

Gist A Modern Master with Michael Fassett

Michael Fassett, Board President of the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation, will discuss the design work of modern master Tom Gist. The talk, illustrated with period ephemera, current images of his work, will cover Gist’s life, and the evolution of his unique architectural style and provide a context of his work within post-WWII Southern Arizona and […]

Edward Nelson, a Personal Perspective

Edward Nelson’s architectural work helped shape 20th century Tucson. His major projects won awards and received national attention. He was born in 1918 in Winchester, Massachusetts. He received a Bachelor of Architecture and the Henry Adams Prize from Yale University. Nelson moved to Tucson in 1948 working as a designer and draftsman for Gordon Luepke, […]

University of Arizona Museum of Art – Special Early Modernism in Tucson Exhibition

This special digital exhibition Early Modernism in Tucson pays homage to UAMA’s 1998 exhibition Tucson’s Early Moderns from 1945-1965. Many of the same artists are included as part of this exhibition to honor the roots of the contemporary art aesthetic in Tucson. “The Moderns,” were a group of innovators striving to make an impact on the Tucson community during […]

University of Arizona Museum of Art – Modern Art Collection Digital Tour

This special virtual gallery tour not only highlights top Modern artists such as: Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, Matsumi Kanemitsu, Milton Avery, and Yves Tanguy but allows visitors to direct the experience. History of the collection. More than twenty years after his son, Edward Gallagher III tragically died in an accident at the age of 13, […]

Jump Into TMW Past

As part of the Tucson Modernism Week / Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation commitment to discovering the history and design heritage of our region each year, we commission original articles investigating untold stories of designers, artists, and cultural catalysts who impacted the distinct culture and style of the Old Pueblo. The annual Tucson Modernism Week Guide […]

Anne Rysdale, a Personal Perspective

Anne Rysdale was an architectural trailblazer. As the sole female practitioner in the state of Arizona during the 1950s and 60s, she delivered populuxe and trendy styles. Anne Rysdale was born in Detroit in 1920 as Barbara Anne Nicholas. Growing up in a military family they moved often living in various parts of the county […]

Cocktails After Dark

To celebrate modernism at home we are bringing you fab classic mod cocktails from a few of Tucson’s most iconic mid-twentieth century bars and cocktail lounges. Slide up to the virtual bar and get a glimpse into Tucson’s classic mixed drinks. This is a special series created exclusively for Tucson Modernism Week. We are hoping […]

Mid-Century Modern Neighborhoods Self-Guided Driving Tour

This new guide is released for the first time as part of Tucson Modernism Week 2020. The mid-century modern subdivisions of Tucson were a direct response to the economic and population boom following post World War II. In 1930 Tucson was 32,000 and by 1960 had surged to 212,000. As new residents, attracted by a […]