Art Deco & Streamline Flashcards
Art Deco
1919 - 1939
sleek surfaces enriched by exotic wood veneers and ornamental inlay
decorative flourishes
popular motifs - human, animals, flowers, plants, abstract geometric
Osbert Lancaster
“Modern Home”
Homes Sweet Homes
Exposition Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes
Paris 1925
Art Deco exhibits
US doesnt participate
had to be modern
Peter Muller-Munk
Normandie Pitcher
Chromium-plated brass
1935-37
art deco/streamline
Sidney Biegler Waugh
“Gazelle” Bowl
manufactured by Corning Glass Works
Steuben Division Glass, 1935
Art Deco
Lydia Bush-Brown Head
“Temple of the Mayan Indians”
silk
1926
art deco
Paul Manship
Dancer and Gazelles
bronze
1916
art deco
Frank Lloyd Wright
Hollyhock House, Aline Barnsdall House
Los Angeles, CA, 1920
low to ground, little light
gesamtkunstwerk
art deco
Frank Lloyd Wright
Side Chair
designed for Aline Barnsdall House
1920
Art Deco
Eliel Saarinen, designer
Dining Room for the exhibit The Architect and the Industrial Arts, The Metropolitan Museum
1929
art deco
Met’s response when Pres. Hoover says can’t join Paris Expo bc not modern, exhibition to promote modern
Designer unknown
Dressing Table and Bench
after design by Leon Jallot
distributed by Lord & Taylor
red “lacquered” wood, glass, chromium plated metal
1929
Art Deco
geometric, not very functional, small drawers, expression of wealth, feminine, female consumer base
Ralph Barton
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
produced by Stehli Silks Corporation
textile, printed silk
1926
Art Deco
Donald Deskey
Singing Women
carpet, designed for main auditorium of Radio City Music Hall
wool, 1932
Art Deco
Edward Steichen
Matches and Matchboxes
textile, printed silk
manufactured by Stehli Silks Corporation
1926
Art Deco
Walter Dorwin Teague
Flying Buttresses
textile, printed silk
manufactured by Silks Beau Monde, Marshall Field and Company
1933
Art Deco
Viktor Schrenckengost
punch bowl from the “Jazz Bowl” series
glazed porcelain with sgraffito decoration
1931
Art Deco
night club scene
Eugene Schoen
Etagere
Bakelite, bronze, chesnut
1929
Art Deco
display of goods, linear, asymmetrical
Schoen interested in Vienese design
Paul T. Frankl
Skyscraper bookcase
lacquered wood with silver leaf detailing
1927
Art Deco
mimics forms of buildings
employed as architect, NY passed setback law trying to create more light and air in the city
Paul T. Frankl
Desk
hardwood with red lacquer finish and chromium plated steel, flat band support and brushed chromium handles
1930
Art Deco
Erik Magnussen, designer
Cubic, Coffee Service
Gorham Manufactureing Company
Silver with patinated and gilt decoration
1927
Art Deco
Eliel Saarinen, designer
Prototype Tea Service
International Silver Company, Wilcox Silver Plate Company Division, manufacturer
electroplated nickel, silver, brass, bakelite
1933-35
Art Deco
Streamline
argument whether part of Art Deco
streamline designs try to inspire someone to buy, drive commerce
response to the Depression, stimulate growth
Donald Deskey
Screen
wood, canvas, paint, metal fittings
1930
Art Deco
Rene Paul Chambellan
Entrance Gates to the Executive Suite of the Chanin Building, NY
wrought iron and bronze
1928
Art Deco
Walter Dorwin Teague
three Beau Brownie cameras
produced for Eastman Kodak
1930-33
streamline
Walter Dorwin Teague
Nocture Radio
mirrored with glass with satin-finished chrome and silver finished wood
1937
streamline
Raymond Loewy, designer
Coldspot Refrigerator
Sears, Roebuck & Co., manufacturer
1934
streamline
rise of the industrial designer, trying to get you to buy fridge even if you dont need one, builds consumer confidence, hygenic, familiar but new
Henry Dreyfuss
Big Ben Alarm Clock
1939
streamline
still recognize old Big Ben but this is thinner, sturdier base, more readible font, clock translates to better product
Norman Bel Geddes, designer
Cocktail Service
polished chrome-plated brass
1935
streamline
Henry Dreyfuss
Twentieth-Century Limited China and Table Setting
1938
streamline
International Silver Company
Flagship flatware
silverplate
1936
streamline
Kem (Karl Emanuel Martin) Weber
Zephyr Electric Clock
Lawson Time, Inc., manufacter
brass, copper, bakelite, plastic
1934
streamline
Gilbert Rohde
Electric Clock
manufactured by Herman Miller Clock Company
chrome-plated and enameled metal, glass
1933
Kem Weber
Airline Chair
wood, metal, vinyl
1934-35
streamline
Paul T. Frankl
Woodweave Chair
birch, woven wood panels, cloth upholstery
1938
streamline
Paul A. Lobel, designer
Coffee Set
Wilcox Silver Plate Company, manufacturer
silverplate, alpaca, Britannia pewter, wood
1934
streamline
Raymond Loewy
Pencil Sharpener
1934
streamline
rocket ship, sharpens just like before no new technology
