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In terms of imagery, simple forms and large areas of solid color are reminiscent of Japanese woodblock prints, which had become a major source of influence for Western artists, especially in France, following the end of the isolationist Edo period in 1868.
a school of art founded in [The Netherlands] in 1917 typically using rectangular forms and the primary colors plus black and white and asymmetric balance. (Merriam-Webster)
Bauhaus: a revolutionary school of art, architecture and design established by Walter Gropius at Weimar in Germany in 1919. (Tate Modern)
A.M. Cassandre, one of the most influential poster artists and graphic designers in the Art Deco style, created this poster for the French liqueur Pivolo Aperitif in 1924.
In 1925, the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes was held in Paris.
Although Europe was the birthplace of Art Deco ideals, the US was arguably where the movement most hit its stride, but when the 1925 exhibition occurred, there were no US artists present.
By 1926 a smaller version of the French fair called "A Selected Collection of Objects from the International Exposition Modern, Industrial and Decorative Arts" traveled through many United States cities such as New York, Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit, St Louis, Boston, Minneapolis, and Philadelphia.
Josephine Baker at Folies Bergere in Paris (1927)Our PickArchival footage of the American-born French performer's famous 'banana dance'
Following the loss of the 1928 election and his governorship in order to run for the presidency, Smith was left without a job.
With the foundation of the Empire State Building Corporation and his new role as its president, Smith announced the plans for the record-breaking building on August 29, 1929.
However, when the Great Depression began with Black Tuesday (October 29, 1929, the day the Stock Market in New York crashed and largely considered to be the day that the Depression began), the US economy quickly went downhill and its effects were quickly felt around the world.
Construction began 200 days later on March 17, 1930.
When completed in 1930, the Chrysler Building, designed by architect William van Alen, became the height, quite literally, of Art Deco style.
The Empire State Building formally opened on May 1, 1931.
In fact, what was at the time regarded as the sexually provocative nature of this painting sparked controversy when it was first exhibited at Paris' Salon des Independants in 1932.
Beyond its romantic connotations, the Empire State Building has made guest appearances in numerous popular cultural mediums—beginning with perhaps its first and most famous one, in the film King Kong, which was released in 1933, soon after the building’s opening.
Diego Rivera was originally chosen to create the murals, but he offended the Rockefeller family by painting the Communist revolutionary Lenin as part of his design for the work, Man at the Crossroads (1934), and so the mural was subsequently destroyed, and the job was offered to Sert instead.
The hit romantic comedy Sleepless in Seattle (1993) makes direct reference to An Affair to Remember and has Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks’s characters finally meet atop the Empire State Building observatory deck.
The observatories receive millions of visitors each year, and, beginning in 1994, an annual contest offered couples an opportunity to win an exclusive wedding ceremony on Valentine’s Day at the 86th-floor observatory.
65k views"Tamara de Lempicka, Worldly Deco Diva, Underrated Master of the Roaring Twenties" (2004)Our PickBBC programme devoted to the underappreciated painter
Art Deco (2011)Personal video comparing the two movements 0 viewsSensuous Steel: Art Deco automobilesOur Pick 0 viewsArt Deco in MotionSlideshow on the cars, trains, boats, and even tricycles of Art Deco
In 2012 a new LED lighting system was installed that allowed the building to exhibit millions of colours.
Sensuous Steel: Art Deco AutomobilesDetailed information about 2013 exhibition at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville
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