Saturday September 17, 2011 – 2pm (Opening Reception)
Gallery Lecture: Out of the Kokoon: Cleveland’s Festival of Modern Art and Dance, 1911-38
By Dr. Henry Adams, Professor of American Art, Case Western Reserve University
Reception following the lecture in the Treasure Room

Call 216.623.2818 or email special [dot] collections [at] cpl [dot] org for more information. All programs are free and open to the public

Join in on the festivities and revel in the spirit of the Kokoon Arts Klub with the Cleveland Public Library. Established 100 years ago (1911), the Kokoon members created an environment to nurture their artistic talents. Events such as their annual Bal Masques were hailed as the social event of the season. It would transform local area hotels, dance halls, and auditoriums into glowing caverns filled with frolicking fanciful costumes. Experience an exhibit that pulsates with color, rhythm and energy as the Library celebrates the civic, economic, social, and artistic contributions of the Kokoon Arts Klub.

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