Deco On Demand Package: United States Art Deco Explorer
This one-of-a-kind package is perfect for any architecture, design, and cultural enthusiast! The the Art Deco Society of New York's Deco On DemandTM package of three web-based illustrated talks, inspired by our Destination Deco ® travel program, is a unique and engaging way to explore some of America's most robust Art Deco hotspots!
This special package includes three enthralling video recordings featuring exciting virtual guided tours by leading regional experts to see Art Deco Chicago, Texas, and, of course, New York City—all without having to pack a suitcase! The best part of this package is that you can watch these video On Demand events at any time, from anywhere. You won't have to watch the entire series—which contains four and a half hours of delightful Deco content—all at once, as your access link and password allows you to start and stop the series whenever you'd like! This special package also gives you the opportunity to watch and re-watch these engaging programs as often as you want through January 30,2025.
These recorded video events include the original PowerPoints—with wonderful images that can be seen directly on your recipient's computer screen, tablet, or mobile device.
Scroll down to learn more about each program included in this Deco On DemandTM package.
About the Programs:
Program 1–Texas Deco: Constructing a Modern Identity in the Lone Star State
In this exciting virtual “visit” to Texas, led by David Bush and Jim Parsons of Preservation Houston, you'll explore the fascinating story of how state and city leaders worked together to build an appropriately modern image for the Lone Star State in the 1920s and 30s. Happily, to our delight, Art Deco proved the ideal design language!
This special On Demand video event will show how Texas created:
- Deco skyscrapers, courthouses, and railroad stations
- Modernistic schools and hospitals, in smaller towns
- A statewide movement to mark the centennial of Texas independence from Mexico that resulted in the construction of Fair Park in Dallas––which is one of the world’s only surviving 1930s-era exposition grounds
During this Video Event, David Bush and Jim Parsons discuss and illustrate some of the state’s most stunning modernistic designs and reveal how architects regionalized national and international design movements deep in the heart of Texas.
This visually stunning presentation is sure to be a delight!
Click here for all the details about this program.
Program 2–Windy City Art Deco
In this recorded video presentation led by Chicago-based educator and author Kathleen Murphy Skolnik, you'll see the many reasons why connoisseurs of Art Deco architecture and design cannot help but be drawn to Chicago!
This engaging Video Event highlights how the city’s soaring Art Deco skyscrapers boast cliff-like setbacks and machine-age imagery that epitomize the glamour, exuberance, and optimism of the era––while also illustrating that Chicago Art Deco is not limited to tall commercial downtown towers. Through this visually stunning presentation, we see how the style beautifully extends to private residences, churches, theaters, and small commercial buildings.
You are sure to enjoy this engaging tour of Chicago’s iconic Art Deco designs as well as less well known examples that demonstrate the wide application of Art Deco to a variety of buildings types throughout the city and the tremendous diversity in its visual expression.
This impressive presentation will show you Chicago like you've never seen it before! Click here for all the details about this program.
Program 3–Forty-Second Street from East to West
In this recorded video presentation, Art Deco expert and tour guide extraordinaire, Anthony W. Robins, leads you on an in-depth virtual tour of Midtown Manhattan’s major boulevard of Deco skyscrapers, which showcases some of the city’s most famous monuments up-close, seen like never before!
As we make our way across Manhattan in this online event, our unique video vantage point offers you the ability to observe hard-to-see architectural details, inside and out, of the:
- Peerless Chrysler Building, the city’s (and the world’s) most famous Art Deco skyscraper
- Chanin Building with its iconic Rene Chambellan-designed abstract ornamentation
- The often-overlooked block between First and Second Avenues with three surprising Deco creations
- Three remarkable Raymond Hood skyscrapers
- A fabulous interior by Ely Jacques Kahn
…and so much more!
We know you will enjoy this immersion into the city ADSNY calls home. Click here for all the details about this program.
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
If you need further assistance registering for this event, or are experiencing a different issue, please email Events@ArtDeco.org, let us know which events you would like to register for, and we will send you an invoice that can be easily completed without going through the ArtDeco.org website.
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.
