The glamour, vibrancy, and high style of the Art Deco age comes to life in this handsome companion to the "Art Deco 19101939" exhibition, on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and soon to travel through North America. From the birth of the skyscraper to streamlining and futuristic design, ESSENTIAL ART DECO traces the origins of the style from many places, including Egypt, which had a tremendous influence after the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen. The international scope of the style is emphasized with examples from Europe and the United States, as well as India, South America, Australasia, and East Asia, and all elements of the style are covered, from jewelry and accessories to the decorative arts, automobiles, and architecture. With imagery ranging from highly decorative to spare and futuristic, ESSENTIAL ART DECO is an exciting new take on the style of the '20s and '30s.
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Ghislaine Wood is co-curator of the exhibition Art Deco 1910-1939. She was also co-curator of the wildly successful V&A exhibition Art Nouveau that toured internationally, and a contributor to the catalogue that has sold more than 70,000 copies worldwide.
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Art Deco, New York, Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann, Chrysler Building New!
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Eclecticism is one of the defining features of Art Deco. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Art Deco, New York, Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann, Chrysler Building New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Jazz Age by F. Scott Fitzgerald in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Art Deco by Bevis Hillier in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Quotations and Sources on Design and the Decorative Arts (Studies in Design and Material Culture) by Paul Greenhalgh in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Apollinaire on Art: Essays and Reviews, 1902-1918 by Guillaume Apollinaire in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Art Deco Architecture: Design, Decoration, and Detail from the Twenties and Thirties by Patricia Bayer in Back Matter
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