Advertising Role in Pop Culture on Display at Eisner Museum of Advertising & Design
Co-host Brad Forsythe interviews Charles Sable, curator for the William F. Eisner Museum of Advertising & Design. Charles Sable brings an extensive background in research, education, art and design history to his role as curator of the William F. Eisner Museum of Advertising & Design. Sable directs the development of programming for the museum, researches and coordinates all exhibits, and oversees the museum's lecture program. Sable comes to the Eisner Museum from the Cincinnati Art Museum, one of the largest art museums in the nation. As assistant curator for interpretation and adult programs, Sable developed interpretive materials for the public and conceived and supervised the museum's adult programs. Since the Museum opened in 2000, Mr. Sable has curated approximately twenty exhibits on topics as varied as character trademarks, radio advertising and representations of women in advertising. Prior to that, Sable taught a variety of courses for over 10 years at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design in the areas of modern design history, American studies and art history. Sable also served as art historian in the department of history at Marquette University during this time.