The Goldstein Legacy

The Goldstein Legacy. . , Art in Everyday Life , For almost 40 years, ending with their retirement in 1949, sisters Harriet and Vetta Goldstein were dominant figures in design education at the University and nationally. Their research and teaching on design principles deeply influenced the countless students they taught, including some of America's top interior designers., Seeking to develop standards of beauty, economy, and efficiency in home planning and furnishing, the sisters coauthored Art in Everyday Life (1925; fourth edition 1954). Its philosophy, that art should be accessible to all and a part of everyone's life, was ahead of its time. Many of the treasures the Goldsteins collected on their world travels form the core of the permanent collection of the Goldstein Museum of Design in McNeal Hall. The museum was founded in 1976 and named in their honor., The Domestic Arts , Home economics courses were first offered at the University in 1897 by the School of Agriculture. Focusing on the domestic arts and geared towards "young ladies" of high school age, the courses proved so popular that by 1900 the University was able to offer college-level coursework so students could earn a bachelor's degree in home economics., Evolving Disciplines
After Wold War I, the early curriculum of sewing, cooking, butter and cheese making, fruit growing, and food chemistry expanded to include nutrition, dietetics, textiles, and household design., In the post-World War II era, the School (and later College) of Home Economics emphasized research and publication and career preparation in fields such as interior design, food service management, and family social science. In 1990, it was renamed the College of Human Ecology., New Colleges , In 2006, the Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel became part of the new College of Design, and the Department of Food Science and Nutrition joined the new College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences. At the same time, the Department of Family Social Science and the School of Social Work both became part of the College of Education and Human Development., Captions: , 1. Home Economics Building, 1929 , 2. Vetta and Harriet Goldstein , 3. Students demonstrate the first electric home appliances, 1905 , 4. A home economics student measures gases from baking bread, 1898 , 5. Sewing and dressmaking, 1920 , 6. Goldstein Exhibition: Seeing Color, Color Across Collections, 2004-05 , 7. Children's chairs, designed by Harry Bertoia, 1950, Goldstein Collection , 8. Acoma Pueblo pot, ca. 1875-1900, Goldstein Collection , 9. Goldstein Research Center, 2006 , 10. Tea caddy, maker unknown, 19th century, Goldstein Collection , 11. Push Pin Graphic, 1976, Goldstein Collection . This historical marker was erected in 2009 by Regents of the University of Minnesota. It is in Falcon Heights in Ramsey County Minnesota