July 16, 2024
Art Deco Crosses the Atlantic Ocean
French Library • 53 Marlborough St. Boston, MA 02116 Organized by French Library
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A new style appeared in France before the First World War and blossomed in the 1920s. It reached America after the famous Exposition des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes of 1925. It fostered a new approach to crafts and more particularly to architecture and industrial arts, shaping cars, household objects, books and a myriad object of everyday life. The times were tumultuous, from the Roaring Twenties to the Depression, from cries for social reform to the harbingers of the coming conflict. Throughout this period, designs and manufacturing, buildings and homes were being transformed by forward-looking engineers, architects, ship-builders, ébénistes, graphic artists, advertisers, weavers and jewelers. This illustrated lecture will consider the development of the Art Deco style on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, its social significance and later imprint.Join expert Madeleine Deschamps while she explores the history of the Art Deco style.
This presentation will be followed by a Q&A and a glass of wine.
In person event in English.
sorry no refund
Secondary Category
Literature
Location
53 Marlborough Street
Age and Gender
Co-Ed