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Art Deco architecture of New York City
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Art Deco architecture flourished in New York City during the 1920s and 1930s. The style broke with many traditional architectural conventions and was characterized by verticality, ornamentation, and b
Clockwise from top left: Spire of the Chrysler Building, Manhattan; upper levels of the Park Plaza Apartments, the Bronx; entrance of Madison Gardens apartments, Brooklyn; and the Marine Air Terminal exterior, Queens
Clockwise from top left: Spire of the Chrysler Building, Manhattan; upper levels of the Park Plaza Apartments, the Bronx; entrance of Madison Gardens
The Equitable Building's size spurred the passage of zoning laws that affected Art Deco architecture in the city.
The Equitable Building's size spurred the passage of zoning laws that affected Art Deco architecture in the city.
Hugh Ferriss' illustration, demonstrating an approach to New York City's setbacks requirements that would come to define the city's Art Deco buildings
Hugh Ferriss' illustration, demonstrating an approach to New York City's setbacks requirements that would come to define the city's Art Deco buildings
Detail of the Fred F. French Building's upper floors, showing beehives, bees, griffins, and a sunburst
Detail of the Fred F. French Building's upper floors, showing beehives, bees, griffins, and a sunburst
Art Deco
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Art Deco, short for the French Arts décoratifs, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design that first appeared in Paris in the 1910s just before World War I and flourished internation
Art Deco architecture of New York City
…historic preservation laws, while others have been lost to new development or neglect. American Art Deco has its origins in European arts, especially the style moderne popularized at the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris, from which Art Deco draws its name (Exposition…
Chrysler Building 1
Chrysler Building 1
Chicago world's fair, a century of progress, expo poster, 1933, 2
Chicago world's fair, a century of progress, expo poster, 1933, 2
Victoire 2 by Rene Lalique Toyota Automobile Museum
Victoire 2 by Rene Lalique Toyota Automobile Museum
Secession Building in Vienna by Joseph Maria Olbrich (1897–98)
Secession Building in Vienna by Joseph Maria Olbrich (1897–98)