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“Papering the Town: Architecture, Interior Design and History”
The walls of the Saratoga Springs History Museum are now decorated with more than 30 different varieties of wallpaper: a whimsical landscape neighbors a bold geometric print; fair maidens share a wall with pensive cherubs. A vine of periwinkle posies climbs alongside a dazzling damask design. Is this curious assemblage the brainchild of some off-the-wall interior designer? Absolutely. Posted on March 23, 2008.
Guest curator Michael Levinson has created the new exhibit at the Saratoga Springs History Museum on historic wallpaper. Here, a jockey’s bust juxtaposed with samples of historic wallpaper make obvious the Saratoga theme to the exhibit. The show pairs 20 of the Spa City’s historic homes with wallpaper samples from 19th century.
Wallpaper in the new Saratoga Springs History Museum exhibit shows a 19th century scene with a couple strolling arm in arm.
A vintage photograph is paired with sheets of old wallpaper in the new Saratoga Springs exhibit on old-time wallpaper.
Bold colors and patterns adorn wallpaper in the new exhibit at the Saratoga Springs History Museum, which is located in Canfield Casino in Congress Park.
Closeups of some bold patterns from old-time wallpapers in the exhibit.
Guest curator Michael Levinson puts some finishing touches on the exhibit shortly before its recent opening in Saratoga Springs.
Floral patterns abound in some of the old wallpapers on exhibit in the new Saratoga Springs History Museum show.
A lady’s outfit and varous furnishings from the 19th century evoke images of old-time Saratoga in the new exhibit.
Victorian-era furnishings matched with period wallpaper samples recall old-time Saratoga in the new exhibit at the Saratoga Springs History Museum, which is located inside the Canfield Casino in Congress Park.
A vintage lighting fixture hangs in front of period wallpaper in the new Saratoga Springs exhibit.
Guest curator Michael Levinson created the new exhibit at the Saratoga Springs History Museum on historic wallpaper. Here, Levinson shows off his custom-created “floor-paper” in the museum’s changing gallery, which he created by laying down a wall-to-wall, foot-traffic-friendly photo-collage of Saratoga’s historic homes.
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July 20, 2008
