Portland Public Library

Art deco 1910-1939, edited by Charlotte Benton, Tim Benton, and Ghislaine Wood

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-449) and indexes

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Art deco 1910-1939

bibliographycatalogs

910937833

edited by Charlotte Benton, Tim Benton, and Ghislaine Wood

Art Deco - the style redolent of the flapper girl, the luxury ocean liner, Hollywood film and the skyscraper - came to epitomize the glamour, luxury and hedonism of the Jazz Age. It burst on to the world stage at the 1925 Exposition internationale des art decoratifs et industriels modernes, in Paris and quickly swept across the globe. Its influence was felt everywhere, from the skylines of New York and Shanghai to the design of fashionable eveningwear and plastic radios. Above all, it became the signature style of the pleasure palaces of the age - hotels, cocktail bars, nightclubs and cinemas. This authoritative publication brings together leading experts to explore the sources, varied forms of expression, distinct visual language and global reach of Art Deco"--Publisher's description