Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's no surprise that the art deco movement was born around the conclusion of World War I. It was a symbol of hope, a new ...

Ask three historians to define “Art Deco,” and you’ll likely get three varying answers. That’s because Art Deco is many different things to many different people, and its evolution is as unique as its ...

One hundred years ago, a sprawling international exhibition was staged in Paris. It was intended to dazzle visitors with all that was new in architecture, design, fashion, and jewelry, and to ...

To close out the anniversary celebration of its 20th year, the Frist Art Museum will take an in-depth look back at the era of its own building with the exhibition “American Art Deco: Designing for the ...

Art Deco, an emblem of the Roaring ’20s, remains one of the most enduring and revolutionary design movements of all time. The cohesive and signature design elements, including motifs, materials, and ...

"Chrysler Building NYC NY" by dog97209 is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Art Deco architecture derives from a style of visual arts of the same name that emerged in Europe in the 1920s, which also ...

The Bay Area’s Mormon temple serves plenty of purposes: It’s a house of worship, an FAA beacon for incoming planes, and an architectural gem. Nearly six decades after its completion, the church of ...

Art deco buildings don't just dot the downtown skyline; they're dispersed around metro Detroit, too. When it comes to art deco architecture in Detroit, everyone knows the Fisher Building, the Guardian ...

You can see the sleek, intricate designs of Art Deco style at these iconic buildings in downtown and midtown Kansas City, dating back to the 1920s and 30s. This story was first published in KCUR's ...

In 1938, NBC wanted to build the home of the future in Bethesda, Maryland. Ninety years later, it’s still standing. The house ...