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For 50 years, Los Angeles-based artist/designers Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman played a central role in California midcentury modernism

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Brass Antico escutcheons handcast in Italy were designed by Jerry. #jeromeackerman #evelynackerman #interiordesign #twofortuesday #midcenturymodern by @ackermanmodern

Before @dancingwiththestars….Charming mosaic Balinese Dancers strike stylized poses. #dwts #evelynackerman #jeromeackerman #dance #bali by @ackermanmodern

Throwback to Jerry, a spry 97, at the 2017 opening of “Found in Translation: Design in California and Mexico, 1915-1985” @lacma by @tigerwoman , @wendykap2 , and @stacisteinberg. The abstract geometry of the 1970 Launch Pad tapestry and the 1957 Elipses mosaic are great examples of the Ackermans ability to move fluidly between different styles. Love that this example of Elipses is in LACMA’s permanent collection. #evelynackerman #jeromeackerman #eames #california #mexico by @ackermanmodern

Congratulations to Isabella “Bella” Casalinova, the Fall 2026 recipient of the Jerome Ackerman Endowed Internship @alfredceramicartmuseum! Bella is a junior studying Ceramics and Painting for her BFA as well as double minoring in Art History and Museum & Gallery Practices. She is also on the Field Hockey team @alfreduniversity and an NCAA Division III student-athlete Scholar of Distinction. After interning at a local gallery near her hometown of Bennington, Vermont, Bella fell in love with museum collections care, management, and curation. Bella has been enjoying working with curator Susan Kowalczyk in the museum’s permanent collection and is also learning about Jerome and Evelyn Ackerman’s design legacy. She says having “the opportunity to be involved with the Jerome Ackerman Internship is guiding me towards a future career in museum spaces, which is a dream of mine!” We are thrilled to honor Jerome Ackerman’s design legacy and Distinguished Alumni status through the Internship and to support talented young arts leaders like Bella. @bella_casalino #alfredceramicartmuseum #alfreduniversity #ceramics #jeromeackerman #evelynackerman @ceramics_monthly by @ackermanmodern

Detail of Evelyn’s Hot Summer Landscape tapestry. #evelynackerman #jeromeackerman #womendesigners #modernart #midcenturymodern by @ackermanmodern

A #twofortuesday! We like to think of these 1959 horse door pulls as sculptures. #evelynackerman #jeromeackerman #horse #design by @ackermanmodern

These beautiful hardware pulls required multiple steps by talented craftspeople to produce in Italy. From hand cast brass to inlay, the only machine made part was the screw hole. The Ackermans melded brass and stone inlay (here black marble and mother of pearl mixed) to create sophisticated pieces with a sense of movement and elegance. When they began designing hardware in the late 1950s, it was to fill a gap for their clients—architects and interior designers—in contemporary hardware. Photo courtesy of @gabysgaleria. #evelynackerman #jeromeackerman #architect #interiordesign #italy by @ackermanmodern

This Toucan mosaic was on the market well before the popular Fruit Loops cereal mascot, but it still works with “Follow your nose, it always knows”! Thanks to @conceptartgallery for the photo. #fruitloops #evelynackerman #mosaic #jeromeackerman #toucan by @ackermanmodern

Saddened by the passing of the visionary collector Forrest Merrill. Inspired by an art teacher in high school, Forrest began collecting and championing craft as a young man in the 1950s, purchasing his first piece from Glen Lutkens. His appreciation for artists who threw, carved, wove, enameled, forged, and sculpted and his quest to bring their work to people to educate and inspire them was remarkable. Stories about people he called friends, from David Gilhooley and Robert Arneson, Kay Sekimachi and Bob Stocksdale, the Natzlers and the Heinos, June Schwartz and Mary Renk could fill a book. The Ackerman family was fortunate to call him a friend as well. Ten years ago, nearly to the day, Jerry then 96 and Forrest 83, enjoyed each other’s company at the show on Kay Sekimachi’s work @craftcontemporary. RIP friend. #evelynackerman #jeromeackerman #toshikotakaezu #collection #pondfarm by @ackermanmodern

Thanks @samuelhildreth for sharing this vintage @apnews image of the 1960 National Association of Home Builders convention and exposition in Chicago. He spotted an Elipses mosaic on the wall—not surprising given the relationship between the Ackermans and Paul McCobb. Syndicated business columns in newspapers across the country ran this image to highlight new home technologies and residential consumer trends. A Throwback Thursday winner! #evelynackerman #paulmccobb #jeromeackerman #interiordesign #tbt @homebuilders by @ackermanmodern

The @diadetroit recently acquired a Buildings tapestry in its collection…and now another is @wrightauction tomorrow! The geometric design is sophisticated with a touch of whimsy, a little reminiscent of Alexander Girard. #detroitinstituteofarts #wrightauction #evelynackerman #jeromeackerman #alexandergirard by @ackermanmodern

Wow @vintageconceptdesign! They recreated an ad for a 1966 Chromcraft Sculpta dining set, even including the Panelcarve wall with a number of Evelyn’s designs (Aurora, Zodiac, Candelabra). You might recognize the chairs from the Star Trek episode “The Trouble with Tribbles.” Thanks so much for sharing. #evelynackerman #jeromeackerman #startrek #panelcarve #midcenturymodern by @ackermanmodern