What comes to mind when you read the words Art Deco vs Mid-Century? Perhaps the former evokes images of speakeasy-style bars with mirrored glass cabinets, while the latter might bring to mind an Eames ...
Ask three historians to define “Art Deco,” and you’ll likely get three varying answers. That’s because Art Deco is many different things to many different people, and its evolution is as unique as its ...
No need to strain your neck. Not all Art Deco requires you to gaze upward at tall buildings. Artist AM Cassandre’s masterpiece of a poster for the passenger ship SS Normandie, created in 1935, gives ...
Literature on American Art Deco architecture and design tends to give Chicago a figurative back of the hand, concentrating on New York (Chrysler and Empire State Buildings, Rockefeller Center, et al.) ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Eight cast concrete panels with Art ...
You may have walked by them a hundred times, on your way to work, or out for the night with friends. But have you noticed them? Look up and you’ll see. Or look more closely at a doorway and you’ll ...
The first mention of Shivaji Park for any millennial Mumbaikar would remind them of Sachin Tendulkar. The most famous resident might have stolen the limelight from another wonderful heritage that ...