Art Deco 101: Introduction to American Decorative Arts & Design Video Event
About the Program:
This engaging illustrated talk gives an insightful and entertaining look into the origins of American Art Deco decorative arts and design.
In this recorded video presentation—which you can enjoy from the comfort of your own home at a time that best fits your schedule—educator and Art Deco expert, Kathleen Murphy Skolnik, explores how European Art Deco design captured the imagination of Americans with a taste for modernity by the late 1920s.
Sign up today to enjoy wonderful images and details of how:
- American-born designers and European émigrés living in the U.S. embraced this new aesthetic
- Art Deco began to affect just about every aspect of American design
- Furniture, metalwork, lighting, and textile design in the United States were impacted by the new, modern Art Deco aesthetic
This recorded video event includes the original PowerPoint—with wonderful images that you will be able to see directly on your computer screen, tablet, or mobile device.
About the Speaker:
Kathleen Murphy Skolnik teaches art and architectural history at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois and leads seminars on Art Deco design at the Newberry Library, a private research library also in Chicago. She is the co-author of The Art Deco Murals of Hildreth Meière and a contributor to the recently published Art Deco Chicago: Designing Modern America. Her articles have appeared in ADSNY's Art Deco New York journal and she currently serves on ADSNY's Advisory Board.
More Art Deco 101 programs:
You don't have to watch each program in the Art Deco 101 series to enjoy this event. However, if you'd like to experience additional events in this series, you're in luck! Click the name of the events listed below to learn more about how you can enjoy the full events:
Registration:
How to Register for ADSNY's Web-based programs:
- Click the gold Register button located to the left of the "About the Program" section
- Enter the requested information in the registration form and follow the instructions to pay online and complete your registration
- In a few moments, your registration confirmation containing your link and unique password to watch the video event will be sent to the email address you used to register. If you do not see this email in your inbox, please check your spam folder
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All ticket sales are final. Sorry, there are no refunds or exchanges.
ADSNY is not able to issue new access information for this video event after the expiration date of the access link and password you receive upon your registration.
