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Art Deco Flashcards

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also called style moderne; movement in the decorative arts and architecture and originated in the 1920’s

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Art Deco

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Art Deco design represented _______ turned into fashion

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modernism

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What are the distinguishing features of Art Deco?

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Simple, Clean Shapes and often with a streamlined look

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a trademark of phenol-formaldehyde resin, a trademarked synthetic resin invented in1907 by Belgian-born American chemist Leo Hendrik Baekeland

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Bakelite

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Belgian-born American chemist who created a trademark of phenol-formaldehyde resin, a trademarked synthetic resin invented in 1907

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Leo Hendrik Baekeland

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Man-made materials used in the Art Deco era

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Plastics
Vita Glass
Ferroconcrete

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Natural materials used in the Art Deco era

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Jade
Silver
Ivory
Obsidian
Chrome
RockCrystal

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is a complex of skyscrapers and theaters in New York City developed by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. in the 1930s

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Rockefeller Center

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Real estate developer of Rockefeller center

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John Todd

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General architects of Rockefeller center

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Reinhard and Hofmeister
Harvey Wiley Corbett

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11
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The Atlas statue was designed by

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Lee Lawrie and Rene Chambellan

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The panels on Radio City music hall is by

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Hildreth Meiere

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13
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The Prometheus statue was designed by

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Paul Manship

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office building in New York City; cited as the epitome of the ArtDeco skyscraper; briefly the tallest in the world at318.8 meters (in November 1929 when the building was topped off with a 55-meter spire) and held the record until the Empire StateBuilding opened in 1931

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The Chrysler Building

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The Chrysler Building was designed by

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William Van Alen

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towers 60 stories and 241 meters above Broadway in downtown Manhattan; was the tallest building in the world when it was completed in 1913

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The Woolworth Building

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decorative neo-Gothic: adds to this sense of monumentality

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Gargoyles

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Who designed the Woolworth Building?

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Cass Gilbert

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completed on Fifth Avenue, Midtown Manhattan, New YorkCity in 1931 and was the tallest building in the world until 1971; remains one of the most distinctive and famous buildings in the United States

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Empire State Building

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Who are the architects of Empire State Building?

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Shreve, Lamb and Harmon Associates

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A luxury hotel named after Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the facade embodies the Art Deco style with its striking geometric features

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Delano Hotel, Miami

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The Delano hotel was designed by

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Robert Swarthburg

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Often called the”Jewel of Downtown”; was built at a time when L.A.enforced a height limit of 45 meters, but they made an exception for the glamorous clocktower

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Eastern Columbia Building

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Eastern Columbia building was designed by

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Claud Beelman

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now a luxury hotel complex, the intricate structure was originally built in 1929 for American millionaire Frank Jay Gould

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Palais De La Mediterranée

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Palais De La Mediterranée was designed and built by

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Charles and Marcel Dalmas

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a 103 meters, 23-story tower; five-story annex, to the west of the original tower, was built from 1936 to 1937

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American Radiator Building

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American Radiator Building was designed by

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Raymond Hood and AndréFouilhoux

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The black brick in the American Radiator Building symbolizes

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coal

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The gold brick in the American Radiator Building symbolizes

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fire

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This 99-room historic ArtDeco boutique hotel was designed by a Yugoslavianarchitect named Anton Skislewicz

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Hotel Breakwater South Beach

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Opened in March of 1933; the station’s Art Deco ornamentation was designed by Paul Phillipe Cret and RolandWank

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Cincinnati Union Terminal

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A cinema-related structure by architect; the building is covered in nude relief figures, as one of the building’s occupants was film censor Will Hayes

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Hollywood-Western Building

33
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the building’s stone frieze facade is ornamented with a series of tableaus depicting actors performing before a film crew and camera

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Eden Theatro

34
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Who were the architects in the Eden Theatre

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Cassiano Brancoand Carlo Florencio Dias

35
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former department store built in 1929; now a law school situated in Los Angeles. notable for its 73-m tower whose top is sheathed in copper, tarnished green

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Bullocks Wilshire, Department store

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Bullocks Wilshire, Department store was designed by

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John Parkinson collaboration with his son Donald

37
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one of the most prominent examples of art-deco and Streamline Moderne architecture in London; massive reinforced concrete stacked portal frame structure designed by SirOwen Williams

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The Daily Express Building

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The Daily Express Building was designed in 1932 was built by

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Ellis and Clark

39
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this “cathedral of light” is one of the best remaining examples of Art Deco architecture in the U.S.A.

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Niagara Hudson Building

40
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Niagara Hudson Building was designed by the

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Buffalo architectural firmof Bley & Lyman and the architect MelvinL. King

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