American Art Deco

ArtdecoarchitectureflourishedinurbanareasthropughoutAmericainthe1920sand1930s.Manyofthebestexamples-officebuildings,cinemas,hotelsandchurches-arestillinuse.Decoarchitects,artistsanddesignersdrewonEuropeanstylesbutwerecommittedtoastylethatgreworganicallyfromtheirnativesoil.TwothemesboundDecobuildingsandtheirdecorativeschemestogether:aregionalpridethattiedbuildingstotheirspecificlocalesandfunctions,andagrowingnationalsymbolismthatassertedthebuildings'identityasAmerican.Thisbookfeaturesdescriptionsandphotographsof75innovativeandlavishlydesignedartdecobuildings,demonstratingthefullscopeofthisstunningarchitecturalstyle.