Art Deco

Art Deco was a movement in decorative arts[?] and architecture, deriving its name from the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes held in Paris in 1925. It was a major style in Europe and the US during the 1930s. The term Art Deco was apparently not coined until the 1960s, and its practitioners were not working as a coherent community of stylists. It is considered to be eclectic, and influenced by a variety of different art forms, including ancient egyptian, and also later influenced by manufacturing and streamlining techniques arising from consumerism and mass production.

Noted Art Deco Artists and Designers

• Cassandre[?]
• Jean Dunand[?]
• Jean Dupas[?]
• Erte[?]
• Rene Lalique
• Tamara de Lempicka
• Paul Manship
• Walter Dorwin Teague
• C. Paul Jennewein[?]

Noted Art Deco Architects

• Raymond Hood
• William Van Alen[?]

External Links

• http://orathost.cfa.ilstu.edu/exhibits/pcfare/deco (Art Deco page by Phil Fare)
• http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/a/artdeco (ArtLex on Art Deco)
• V & A Art Deco exhibition (http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/1157_art_deco/resources/)