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Article: A Fresh Look At American Art Deco
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- The Washington Post
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- April 16, 1987
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When it comes to design and fashion trends, Americans
traditionally have looked to Europe for inspiration. And in the late
1920s, when Americans looked across the Atlantic Ocean, they found
Art Deco, a powerful decorative style that emphasized geometric
shapes and elegant surface design.
Although the term Art Deco did not find its way into the English
language until the late 1960s, the decorative style to which it
refers had a profound impact on American design from the late 1920s
to the early 1940s, turning up in skyscrapers, book covers, radios,
silver and furniture.
"American Art Deco," an exhibition opening tomorrow at the
Renwick Gallery, examines the development of Art Deco in the ...