GENERAL WORKS
Art Deco of the 20s and 30s
Bevis Hillier
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Published 1973; Phaidon (London, UK)
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Bevis Hillier is a giant in the Art Deco movement in that he is credited with cemented the style name with the first edition (1968) of this very book. In addition to putting the phrase Art Deco into the mainstream zeitgeist, this book also discusses the development of the style and its many influences (including Cubism, Expressionism, Futurism, Vorticism, Russian Ballet, American Indian art, and ancient Egypt).
Art Deco 1910-1939
Charlotte Benton, Tim Benton, & Ghislaine Wood
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Published 2003, Bulfinch Press (Boston, MA)
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“Art Deco, 1910-1939” explores the style throughout its 29 year life, especially the years when it reigned as THE style and follows its influence on all aspects of culture. Benton showcases the influences of Egyptian, Mexican, and Asian art; and the new materials and technologies that made deco a revolutionary style. Decorative glass, ceramics, fashion, jewellery, and graphic design are also discussed.
Art Deco Architecture : Design, Decoration & Detail from the Twenties and Thirties
Patricia Bayer
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Published 1992, Reprint 2012; Thames & Hudson (London, UK)
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Bayer focuses largely on how Art Deco manifests in various public buildings including: office buildings, factories, stores, restaurants, cinemas, theatres, travel buildings, civic structures, residences, hotels, churches, and monuments.
Art Deco Architecture: The Interwar Period
Mike Hope
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Published 2019, The Crowood Press (Ramsbury, UK)
For a look at the world leading up to and during the Art Deco period, this is the guide. This resource explores the origins and inspirations of the Art Deco era of architecture. It also includes the historical, social, and political landscape of the time.
Art Deco City: The Worlds Most Beautiful Buildings
Arnold Schwartzman
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Published 2018, Palazzo Editions Ltd. (Bath, UK)
Schwartzman is concerned with the innovative materials and specific decorative touches of the Art Deco style in architecture. It features specific structures that highlight hallmark Art Deco elements of mosaic, terra cotta, metal, and concrete.
Art Deco
Norbert Wolf
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Published 2013, Prestel Verlag (Munich)
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Wolf considers all aspects of the Art Deco period, including the social, economic, political, and artistic events that led to and resulted from the era. Other modernists art styles that overlapped Art Deco are also explored, including the Streamline subset that was popular in the mid-late 1930s.