Gere Kavanaugh

Gere Kavanaugh (American, b. 1929) studied fine arts at the Memphis College of Art, and went on to become the third woman to earn a Masters of Fine Arts degree from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. She thrived in Cranbrook’s studio system, living and working with fellow-students like Ray Kaiser (Eames), Florence Schust (Knoll), and Ruth Adler (Schnee). The students were pursuing studio work in painting, architecture, ceramics, industrial design, and graphics, which may have influenced her future as a design polymath, creating everything from exhibitions to retail and restaurant interiors to furniture, textiles, wallcoverings, lighting, tableware, typefaces, and more. After graduating, Kavanaugh was hired by... more.

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