Art Deco facts

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The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco building

Art Deco is a style of decorative art, design and architecture of the 1920s and 1930s in Europe, the United States and other countries. It was named after an international exhibition held in Paris in 1925, but there are some examples dating back to before the First World War. Art Deco followed another design style, Art Nouveau, which was influenced by organic plant-like forms.

Art Deco was one of the first styles of modern architecture. It was influenced by different styles and movements of the early 20th century, Neoclassical, Constructivism, Cubism, Modernism, and Futurism. Later Art Deco of the mid to late 1930s is also sometimes called Streamline Moderne.

One idea behind art deco architecture was to apparently streamline buildings the same way you would streamline a car for aerodynamics. The style was much more common in commercial buildings than in houses; many banks, schools, and libraries were built in this style. Most of the public buildings built by the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression are in the Art Deco style.

Examples

Famous Art Deco buildings include the Chrysler Building in New York City and the Chicago Board of Trade Building in Chicago. Another is Bullock's Wilshire in Los Angeles. Many art deco buildings have elaborate terra cotta or murals inside them. The towers of the Golden Gate Bridge have an art deco design.

Antoine Bourdelle, 1910–12, Apollon et sa méditation entourée des 9 muses (The Meditation of Apollo and the Muses), bas-relief, Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Paris. This is one of the earliest examples of Art Deco sculpture

Gallery

  • 1941 Packard 180 Formal Sedan

    Packard sedan, 1941

  • PRR S1

    Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive

  • Municipal Auditorium art deco chandelier

    Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City)

  • Cord 812 1937

    1937 Cord automobile model 812, 1935

  • US 853

    U.S. postage stamp commemorating the 1939 New York World's Fair

  • Rytm2

    Henryk Kuna, "Rytm" (Rhythm), Warsaw, Poland, 1925

  • Snowdon Theatre (Montreal)

    Disused Snowdon Theatre, Montreal

  • Cincimuseum

    Union Terminal in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1933

  • Niagara Mohawk Bldg (Syracuse, NY)

    Niagara Mohawk Building, Syracuse, New York

  • Le salon de Paul Reynaud (CNHI) (3679648700)

    Paul Reynaud's salon, Paris 1934

  • Victoire 2 by Rene Lalique Toyota Automobile Museum

    "Victoire" by René Lalique, 1928

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    New India Assurance Building, 1936, Mumbai, India.

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    Sault Memorial Gardens, 1946/9

Images

  • Expo Arts deco Paris 1925

    Poster for the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes

  • Odilon Redon fireplace screen

    A fireplace screen by the Symbolist painter Odilon Redon now in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris (1908)

  • Joseph Csaky, 1912, Danseuse, Femme à l'éventail, Femme à la cruche, original plaster, photo from Csaky archives AC.110

    Joseph Csaky, 1912, Danseuse (Femme à l'éventail, Femme à la cruche), original plaster, exhibited at the 1912 Salon d'Automne and the 1914 Salon des Indépendants, a Proto-Art Deco sculpture

  • "La Danse", bas-relief dAntoine Bourdelle (Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Paris) (3713880263)

    Antoine Bourdelle, La Danse, facade of the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris (1912)

  • Théâtre des Champs-Élysées DSC09330

    Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, by Auguste Perret, 15 avenue Montaigne, Paris, (1910–13). Reinforced concrete gave architects the ability to create new forms and bigger spaces.

  • Theatre Champs Elysees 35

    Interior of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, with Bourdelle bas-reliefs over the stage

  • Plafond du Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

    Dome of the Theater, with Art-Deco rose design by Maurice Denis

  • Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov) 02 by L. Bakst 2

    Set design for Sheherazade (1910) by Leon Bakst

  • Art Deco table, chairs, carpet

    Table and chairs by Maurice Dufrene and carpet by Paul Follot at the 1912 Salon des artistes décorateurs

  • Art Deco Armchair

    Art Deco armchair made for art collector Jacques Doucet (1912–13)

  • Display at Salon D'Automne (1913)

    Display of early Art Deco furnishings by the Atelier Français at the 1913 Salon d'Automne from Art et décoration magazine (1914)

  • Raymond Duchamp-Villon, 1912, Projet d'hôtel, Maquette de la façade de la Maison Cubiste, published in Les Peintres Cubistes, 1913

    Design for the facade of La Maison Cubiste (Cubist House) by Raymond Duchamp-Villon (1912)

  • Raymond Duchamp-Villon, 1912, La Maison Cubiste (Cubist House) at the Salon d'Automne, 1912, detail of the entrance. Photograph by Duchamp-Villon

    Raymond Duchamp-Villon, 1912, La Maison Cubiste (Cubist House) at the Salon d'Automne, 1912, detail of the entrance

  • La Maison Cubiste, Le Salon Bourgeois, Salon d'Automne, 1912, Paris

    Le Salon Bourgeois, designed by André Mare inside La Maison Cubiste, in the decorative arts section of the Salon d'Automne, 1912, Paris. Metzinger's Femme à l'Éventail on the left wall

  • George Barbier (1882-1932), Vaslav Nijinsky (1890-1950), 1913 1

    The exoticism of the Ballets Russes had a strong influence on early Deco. A drawing of the dancer Vaslav Nijinsky by Paris fashion artist Georges Barbier (1913)

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    Illustration by Georges Barbier of a gown by Paquin (1914). Stylized floral designs and bright colors were a feature of early Art Deco.

  • Jacques Doucet's hôtel particulier stairs, 33 rue Saint-James, Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1929 photograph by Pierre Legrain

    Stairway in the hôtel particulier of fashion designer-art collector Jacques Doucet (1927). Design by Joseph Csaky. The geometric forms of Cubism had an important influence on Art Deco

  • 450 Sutter St. lobby lights 2

    Lobby of 450 Sutter Street in San Francisco by Timothy Pflueger, (1929) inspired by ancient Maya art

  • Rockefeller Center MAM

    The gilded bronze Prometheus at Rockefeller Center by Paul Manship (1934), a stylized Art Deco update of classical sculpture (1936)

  • Art Deco vase Emile Lenoble

    A ceramic vase inspired by motifs of traditional African carved wood sculpture, by Emile Lenoble (1937), Museum of Decorative Arts, Paris

  • Appartement Jeanne Lanvin by Armand-Albert Rateau - boudoir 01

    The boudoir of fashion designer Jeanne Lanvin (1922–25) now in the Museum of Decorative Arts, Paris

  • Jeanne Lanvin bath -Museum of Decorative Arts

    Bath of Jeanne Lanvin, of Sienna marble, with decoration of carved stucco and bronze (1922–25)

  • Alavoine, Weil-Worgelt Study, ca. 1928-1930.

    An Art Deco study by the Paris design firm of Alavoine, now in the Brooklyn Museum (1928–30)

  • Glass Salon by Paul Ruaud and Eileen Gray

    The Glass Salon, designed for Suzanne Talbot by Paul Ruaud, with furniture by Eileen Gray (1932)

  • Postcard of Exposition des Art Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes

    Postcard of the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris (1925)

  • Paris-FR-75-Expo 1925 Arts décoratifs-pavillon des Galeries Lafayette

    Pavilion of the Galeries Lafayette Department Store at the 1925 Exposition

  • Hotel du Collectioneur , Exposition des Arts Decoratifs et Industrielles Modernes (1925)

    The Hotel du Riche Collectioneur, pavilion of the furniture manufacturer Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann

  • Salon of the Hotel du Collectionneur (1925)

    Salon of the Hôtel du Riche Collectionneur from the 1925 International Exposition of Decorative Arts, furnished by Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann, painting by Jean Dupas

  • American Radiator Building

    The American Radiator Building in New York City by Raymond Hood (1924)

  • Chrysler Building spire, Manhattan, by Carol Highsmith (LOC highsm.04444)

    Chrysler Building in New York City, by William Van Alen (1928–30)

  • Manhattan 1931

    Lower Manhattan in 1931

  • GeneralElectricBuilding-Crown

    Crown of the General Electric Building (also known as 570 Lexington Avenue) by Cross & Cross (1933)

  • GE Building by David Shankbone

    30 Rockefeller Center, now the Comcast Building, by Raymond Hood (1933)

  • Miami Beach FL Lincoln Mall Lincoln Theatre01

    Lincoln Theater in Miami Beach , Florida by Thomas W. Lamb (1936)

  • Troc1

    The Palais de Chaillot by Louis-Hippolyte Boileau, Jacques Carlu and Léon Azéma from the 1937 Paris International Exposition

  • L'exposition Auguste Perret (Conseil économique, social et environnemental, Paris) (11872278295)

    Stairway of the Economic and Social Council in Paris, originally the Museum of Public Works, built for the 1937 Paris International Exposition by Auguste Perret (1937)

  • KingCityHS-RobertStantonTheater

    High School in King City, California, built by Robert Stanton for the Works Progress Administration (1939)

  • 1925, quand l'Art déco séduit le monde (Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris) (11037440654)

    Mural by Jean Dupas, La Vigne et le Vin, from the Bordeaux Pavilion of the Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels moderns in Paris (1925)

  • Lempicka musician

    Tamara de Lempicka, 1929, La Musicienne, oil on canvas, 161 x 96 cm

  • Rivera detroit industry south

    Diego Rivera, 1932–33, Detroit Industry, South Wall, Detroit Institute of Arts

  • Entrance of Rockefeller Center

    Detail of American Progress ceiling mural in lobby of Rockefeller Center by the Spanish painter Josep Maria Sert (circa 1935)

  • Mural-Ariel-Rios-Marsh-1

    Reginald Marsh, 1936, Workers sorting the mail, a mural in the U.S. Customs House in New York

  • Mural-Ariel-Rios-Rockwell-Kent-1

    Rockwell Kent, 1938, Art in the Tropics, mural in the William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building

  • Aerial view of the Statue of Christ the Redeemer

    Christ the Redeemer by Paul Landowski, (1931), Soapstone, Corcovado Mountain, Rio de Janeiro

  • Dancer and Gazelles Paul Manship (1916)

    Dancer and gazelles by Paul Manship, (1916), bronze, Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • Joseph Csaky, Tête, ca 1920 (front and side view) limestone, 60 cm, Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Hollandf

    Joseph Csaky, Tête (front and side view), limestone, Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo (c.1920)

  • Josef Lorenzl00

    Salon sculpture by Josef Lorenzl (1920)

  • Speed - Harriet Frishmuth

    "Speed" by the American sculptor Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1922)

  • Pompon LOursBlanc1

    François Pompon, Ours blanc (Polar Bear), Musée d'Orsay (1922)

  • Art Deco Sculpture

    Demetre Chiparus, Tanara, bronze, ivory and onyx (c.1925)

  • Stackpole-155Sansome

    Ralph Stackpole's sculpture group over the door of the San Francisco Stock Exchange (1930)

  • Lobby, (former) Daily Express Building by Ronald Atkinson

    Relief sculpture in the lobby of the former Daily Express Building in London (1932)

  • RocCt-LeeLawrie-Wisdom

    Portal decoration "Wisdom" by Lee Lawrie, Rockefeller Center, New York (1933)

  • Rockefeller Center MAM

    Prometheus by Paul Manship, Rockefeller Center, New York (1937)

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    Lee Lawrie, 1936–37, Statue of Atlas, in front of the Rockefeller Center in New York (installed 1937)

  • Preparing for the 84th Annual Academy Awards - giant Oscar statue (6787512754)

    A giant replica of the Academy Awards statuette known as The Oscar, by George Stanley and Cedric Gibbons (1928)

  • Monumento a las Banderas, São Paulo, Brasil

    Monumento às Bandeiras, granite, by Victor Brecheret, at the Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo (1954)

  • Richard Strauss-Woche, festival poster, 1910 by Ludwig Hohlwein

    Festival poster by Ludwig Hohlwein (1910)

  • Bakst Nizhinsky

    Program for the Ballets Russes by Leon Bakst (1912)

  • Deutsche Werkbund-Ausstellung Kunst in Handwerk, Industrie und Handel Architektur Köln 1914 Oct. Peter Behrens A. Molling & Comp. KG Hannover Berlin

    Peter Behrens, Deutscher Werkbund exhibition poster (1914)

  • Vanity Fair cover by Georges Lepape 1919

    A Vanity Fair cover by Georges Lepape (1919)

  • Weinold Reiss - Drawing in two colors

    Interpretation of Harlem Jazz I by Winold Reiss (c.1920)

  • Erté Harpers Bazar cover Feb 1922

    Cover of Harper's Bazaar by Erté (1922)

  • Brightest London is best reached by Underground, subway poster, 1924

    London Underground poster by Horace Taylor (1924)

  • Chicago world's fair, a century of progress, expo poster, 1933, 2

    Poster for Chicago World's Fair (1933)

  • P1030956 Paris Ier La Samaritaine rwk

    La Samaritaine department store, by Henri Sauvage, Paris, (1925–28)

  • Los Angeles City Hall (color) edit1

    Los Angeles City Hall by John Parkinson, John C. Austin, and Albert C. Martin, Sr.,(1928)

  • InteriorHoyBADF

    Interior of the Palacio de Bellas Artes (Palace of Fine Arts) in Mexico City (1934)

  • Diet of Japan Kokkai 2009

    National Diet Building in Tokyo, Japan (1936)

  • Vertical panorama of the Mayakovskaya Metro Station

    Mayakovskaya Metro Station in Moscow (1936)

  • Interior of Fisher Building, Detroit

    The Fisher Building in Detroit by Joseph Nathaniel French (1928)

  • Detroit December 2015 30 (Guardian Building)

    Lower lobby of the Guardian Building in Detroit by Wirt Rowland (1929)

  • 450 Sutter St. lobby 2

    Lobby of 450 Sutter Street in San Francisco by Timothy Pflueger (1929)

  • Chrysler Building Lobby

    Lobby of the Chrysler Building by William Van Alen in New York City (1930)

  • Chrysler Building 01

    Elevator of the Chrysler Building (1930)

  • Graumanegyptian-opening1922

    Grauman's Egyptian Theater in Hollywood (1922)

  • 20ans

    Grand Rex movie theater in Paris (1932)

  • Paramount Fountain of Light in Lobby

    Four-story high grand lobby of the Paramount Theater, Oakland (1932)

  • Radio City Music Hall 3051638324 4a385c5623

    Auditorium and stage of Radio City Music Hall, New York City (1932)

  • Gaumont State Cinema Entrance

    Gaumont State Cinema in London (1937)

  • The Paramount, Shanghai

    The Paramount in Shanghai, China (1933)

  • Immeuble de Pierre Patout Bd Victor Paris XV

    Paris Building in the Pacquebot or ocean liner style, 3 boulevard Victor (1935)

  • Pan-Pacific Auditorium entrance

    Pan-Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles (1936)

  • SFMaritimeMuseum

    The San Francisco Maritime Museum , originally was a public bath house (1936)

  • LaGuardia MarineAirTerminal 1974

    The Marine Air Terminal at La Guardia Airport (1937) was the New York terminal for the flights of Pan Am Clipper flying boats to Europe

  • Hoover Building No 1

    The Hoover Building canteen in Perivale in the London suburbs, by Wallis, Gilber and Partners (1938)

  • World Fair 1939 LOC gsc.5a03061

    The Ford Pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair

  • Broadcasting House by Stephen Craven

    The nautical-style rounded corner of BBC Broadcasting House (1931)

  • Elevator doors of Chrysler Building (1927-30)

    Elevator doors of the Chrysler Building, by William Van Alen (1927–30)

  • MilwaukeeGasLightBuilding architecturaldetails

    Sunrise motif from the Wisconsin Gas Building (1930)

  • Oakland Paramount facade mosaic detail 2

    Detail of mosaic facade of Paramount Theater (Oakland, California) (1931)

  • Fresque façade Palais de la Porte Dorée 10

    Bas-relief on the facade of the Palais de la Porte Dorée in Paris, showing the people of French colonies (1931)

  • Paul follot, sedia, parigi 1914-16 ca

    Chair by Paul Follot (1912–14)

  • Art Deco chair and screen (1912 and 1920)

    Armchair by Louis Süe (1912) and painted screen by André Mare (1920)

  • Art Deco dressing table (1919-20)

    Dressing table and chair of marble and encrusted, lacquered, and glided wood by Paul Follot (1919-1920

  • Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann (French, 1879-1933). Corner Cabinet, ca. 1923.

    Corner cabinet of Mahogany with rose basket design of inlaid ivory by Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann (1923)

  • J.-E. Ruhlmann au Musée des Années 30 (Boulogne-Billancourt) (2132077838)

    Cabinet by Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann (1926)

  • Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon) (5469658728)

    Cabinet design by Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann

  • André Groult, cassettone antropomorphe, parigi, 1925 ca.

    Cabinet covered with shagreen or sharkskin, by André Groult (1925)

  • Gio ponti ed emilio lancia, sala da pranzo 'domus nova', 1927, 02

    Furniture by Gio Ponti (1927)

  • Desk of Adminiistrator Michel Roux-Spitz 1930

    Desk of an administrator, by Michel Roux-Spitz for the 1930 Salon of Decorative Artists

  • Fauteuil jazzclub

    An Art Deco club chair (1930s)

  • "La Maison Leleu" au Musée des Années 30 (Boulogne-Billancourt) (2132078468)

    Late Art Deco furniture and rug by Jules Leleu (1930s)

  • Philips 930

    Philips Art Deco radio set (1931)

  • SLNSW 22573 Chrysler Airflow

    Chrysler Airflow sedan, designed by Carl Breer (1934)

  • SS Normandie Grande Salle à Manger

    Grand dining room of the ocean liner SS Normandie (1935)

  • Bugatti Aérolithe AV

    Bugatti Aérolithe (1936)

  • Lurelle Guild. Vacuum Cleaner, ca. 1937.

    Electrolux Vacuum cleaner (1937)

  • NY Worlds' Fair streamined Hudson LC-G613-T01-35339 DLC

    Streamlined railroad locomotive (1939)

  • Art Deco bracelet (1925) Museum of Decorative Arts

    Art Deco bracelet of gold, coral and jade (1925) (Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris)

  • Art Deco glass pendants Rene Lalique

    René Lalique (1925–30), molded glass pendants on silk cords

  • Art Deco buckle (1925)

    Boucheron (1925), a gold buckle set with diamonds and carved onyx, lapis lazuli, jade, and coral

  • Cartier 3526707735 f4583fda9a

    Cartier, (1930), Mackay Emerald Necklace, emerald, diamond and platinum, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, USA

  • 'Oiseau de Feu' made by René Lalique, Dayton Art Institute

    The Firebird by René Lalique (1922)

  • Vase (Perruches) by René Jules Lalique, 1922, blown four mold glass - Cincinnati Art Museum - DSC04355

    Parrot vase by René Lalique (1922)

  • Vase aux raisins

    A Daum vase with sculpted grapes (1925)

  • Vitraux Louis Majorelle, Grands Bureaux des Aciéries de Longwy 03

    Window for a steel mill office by Louis Majorelle (1928)

  • Vase des années 30 (musée des arts décoratifs) (4782889920)

    Daum vase (1930–35)

  • Art Deco fireplace grill

    A grill with two wings called "The Pheasants", made by Paul Kiss and displayed at the 1925 Exposition of Decorative and Industrial Arts

  • Art Deco screen "Oasis" 1925

    Iron and copper grill called "Oasis" by Edgar Brandt, displayed at the 1925 Paris Exposition

  • Grilles de l'entresol, Palais de la Porte Dorée, Paris 2013

    Metal grilles in the lobby of the Palais de la Porte Dorée in Paris by Raymond Subes (1931)

  • Norman Bel Geddes. Cocktail Set. 1937.

    Cocktail set of chrome-plated steel by Norman Bel Geddes (1937)

  • Asmara, cinema impero, 07

    Cinema Impero in Asmara, Eritrea (1937)

  • Fiat tagliero, 08

    Fiat Tagliero Building in Asmara, Eritrea by Giuseppe Pettazzi (1938)

  • La Cathédrale de Rabat

    St. Peter's Cathedral in Rabat, Morocco (1938)

  • Broadway Mansions pic 1

    Broadway Mansions in Shanghai, China (1934)

  • Capitol Theater Tower

    Capitol Theater in Manila, Philippines by Juan Nakpil (1935)

  • Diet of Japan Kokkai 2009

    National Diet Building in Tokyo, Japan (1936)

  • Jaarbeurs

    Kologdam Building in Bandung, Indonesia (1920)

  • Le marché central (Phnom-Penh) (6847539946)

    The Central Market in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (1937)

  • Ankara Train Station

    Ankara railway station in Ankara, Turkey (1937)

  • Bacardi Building

    The Bacardi Building in Havana, Cuba (1930)

  • HotelNacionaldeCuba

    The Hotel Nacional de Cuba in Havana, Cuba (1930)

  • Havana Art Deco (8703599920)

    Havana art deco building

  • IMG 2684 - Plaza del Mercado Isabel II in Ponce, PR

    The Plaza del Mercado de Ponce in Ponce, Puerto Rico (1941)

  • Elevador Lacerda dia

    Lacerda Elevator in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil (1930)

  • Edifício do Banespa

    Altino Arantes Building, in São Paulo, Brazil (1947)

  • Predio do Mappin by Deni Williams

    João Bricola building in São Paulo, Brazil

  • Viaduto do Chá - "Viaduto do Chá" viaduct (9630396439)

    Viaduto do Chá, São Paulo, Brazil (1938)

  • Estação Central do Brasil

    Central do Brasil Station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1943)

  • Kavanagh building

    Kavanagh building in Buenos Aires, Argentina (1934)

  • Palacio Municipal de Laprida, vista desde la plaza

    Palacio Municipal and fountain, Laprida, Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • Theatre-des-champs-elysees-

    Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, France (1910–13)

  • Berlin, Mitte, Schuetzenstrasse, Mosse-Zentrum 05

    The Mossehaus with Art Deco elements by Erich Mendelsohn in Berlin, Germany (c.1923)

  • Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Brussels (1)

    Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Brussels, Belgium (1925)

  • Éden teatro - Avenida dos Restauradores

    Éden Theater in Lisbon, Portugal (1931)

  • Vytauto Didžiojo karo muziejus (aut. A. Užbalis)

    Vytautas the Great War Museum in Kaunas, Lithuania (1936)

  • Moscow Metro Station platform

    Mayakovskaya Station in Moscow, Russia (1938)

  • Porto Teatro Rivoli 4

    Rivoli Theater in Porto, Portugal (1937)

  • Express Building Manchester

    Daily Express Building in Manchester, UK (1939)

  • Edifice Price

    The Price Building in Quebec City, Canada (1930)

  • Vancouver City Hall

    Vancouver City Hall in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1935)

  • PBADFCeiling

    Interior of the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, Mexico (1934)

  • Barclay-Vesey Building 140 West Street

    The Verizon Building in New York City, US (1923–27)

  • Buffalo City Hall, Buffalo, NY - IMG 3740

    Buffalo City Hall in Buffalo, US (1931)

  • Bullocks Wilshire

    Bullocks Wilshire in Los Angeles, US (1929)

  • Louisiana State Capitol Top

    Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, US (1930–32)

  • Jefferson County Courthouse, Texas

    Jefferson County Courthouse in Beaumont, US (1931)

  • Manchester Unity Building

    Manchester Unity Building in Melbourne (1932)

  • Napier-SoundShell

    Sound Shell (1931) in Napier, New Zealand at night

  • ANZAC War Memorial

    ANZAC War Memorial in Sydney (1934)

  • Delano National MiamiBeach

    The Miami Beach Architectural District protects historic Art Deco buildings

  • U-Drop Inn

    The U-Drop Inn, a roadside gas station and diner on U.S. Highway 66 in Shamrock, Texas (1936), now an historic monument

  • Havana Art Deco (8862331012)

    Art deco neighborhood in Havana, Cuba

  • Smithcenterlv

    Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada, a Neo-Art Deco building (2012))

  • Arnaldo Dell'Ira (1903-1943), lampada a grattacielo, 1929

    "Skyscraper Lamp" designed by Arnaldo dell'Ira, 1929

  • HHLorain-pylon2

    Guardians of Traffic pylon on Hope Memorial Bridge in Cleveland (1932)

  • DontKillWildlifeWPA1940

    U.S. Works Progress Administration poster, John Wagner, artist, ca. 1940

  • Beau Brownie

    "Beau Brownie" camera, Walter Dorwin Teague 1930 design for Eastman Kodak

  • HotelEdenTagSmCrop

    Former Teatro Eden, now Aparthotel Vip Eden in Lisbon, Portugal: Cassiano Branco and Carlo Florencio Dias, 1931

  • Duofold Desk Set

    Parker Duofold desk set, c.1930

  • Mexican art deco

    Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Federico Mariscal, completed 1934

  • Paramount Ladies Lounge

    Women's Smoking Room at the Paramount Theatre, Oakland. Timothy L. Pflueger, architect, 1931

  • Empire State Lobby-27527

    Lobby, Empire State Building, New York City. William F. Lamb, opened 1931

  • WPAMilkPoster1940

    Federal Art Project poster promoting milk drinking in Cleveland, 1940

  • Eaton's College Street Store Toronto Canada - 7th Floor Lobby Sketch

    Interior drawing, Eaton's College Street department store, Toronto, Ontario, Canada


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