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DESCRIPTION:May 26-31\, 2026\nIs there any better symbol of America’s bon
 d with France than the Statue of Liberty? The cronut comes close\, though 
 it carries slightly less geopolitical weight. At any rate\, there’s neve
 r really a United States without France—a history that serves as the bac
 kbone of this exhibition. Organized by the Comité Colbert\, founded in 19
 54 to champion French excellence and savoir-faire\, it draws on archival o
 bjects from 65 French companies and cultural institutions to trace how Fre
 nch luxury has been woven into American life since the War of Independence
 . Each Maison has chosen a single story\, represented with an artifact sho
 wn inside a shipping crate (a nod to the oceanic crossings that made it al
 l possible). Two objects in particular stand out. The first\, from Baccara
 t\, takes us back in time. The crystal house began shipping pieces across 
 the Atlantic in the 1830s\, counted President Roosevelt among its clients 
 by the 1930s\, and opened its first New York outpost in the 1940s. It is a
 round the time of that store opening that the Héritage Sun Clock emerged\
 , designed by Georges Chevalier\, and later residing in the Manhattan home
  of Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller. The second object is from the fiery 
 Christian Louboutin\, who in 2012 collaborated with Disney to reimagine Ci
 nderella’s glass slipper. His instinct was characteristically spirited: 
 “Isn’t it everyone’s dream\,” he asked\, “to once in your life b
 e part of a fairy tale?”
LOCATION:The Shed\, 545 W 30th St\, New York\, NY 10001\, USA
SUMMARY:Hidden Treasures
URL;VALUE=TEXT:https://airmail.news/arts-intel/events/hidden-treasures
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