Building off the success of our recent digital exhibition, Advertising the United States: Exploring America's Flagship Through Prints, Posters and Advertisements, the SS United States Conservancy's curatorial team is getting ready to launch our next digital exhibition.
Set to open during Women's History Month in March 2022, Transatlantic Trailblazers: The Women Behind the Art and Engineering of the SS United States, will explore the work and indelible presence of women who helped shape the SS United States into a stylish, global icon and an ambassador for her namesake nation.
Women left their mark on the SS United States from bow to stern. from the art and design work of Dorothy Marckwald and Anne Urquhart, the female designers responsible for the SS United States' ultra-modern, fireproof interiors, to the engineering leadership of Elaine Kaplan, the engineer and mathematician who was instrumental in designing the top secret propellers. Prominent artists, including Hildreth Meiere, Gwen Lux, and Mira Jedwabnik Van Doren, created exciting pieces for the ship's most iconic public spaces.
Transatlantic Trailblazers will open on March 4, 2022 to celebrate Women’s History Month. We are offering a special program for our most generous supporters: Donors who contribute $500 or above will receive an exclusive invitation to "An Evening with the Curators," an online program and reception, which will be held in conjunction with the exhibition. We are also planning a celebratory in-person event in Manhattan.