It's no surprise that the art deco movement was born around the conclusion of World War I. It was a symbol of hope, a new beginning that parted ways with the past's opulent and overly ornate designs, ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Almost every established artist makes a kind of wager hinging on style. What they are “betting,” crudely put, is that their particular mode of looking at the world is unusually charged ...

“I’m here on behalf of my mother-in-law,” explained Neelam Hill about Pat Hill to appraiser Brian Thomczek at a recent Trash or Treasure event held at the Michigan Design Center in Troy. “She ...

Sarasota Art Museum’s “Art Deco: The Golden Age of Illustration” marks the movement’s centennial with 100 Deco posters. It’s easy to view these lithographs through nostalgia’s rose-colored glasses.

When you see a painting by Tamara de Lempicka, it's hard to resist leaning in for a closer look. "It's just exquisite," said Furio Rinaldi, one of the curators of the first-ever Lempicka retrospective ...

Julie Rubio’s film “The True Story of Tamara de Lempicka and the Art of Survival” — playing at the Isis Theatre at 5 p.m. on Tuesday — literally changed art history. “The Art of Survival” chronicles ...

It’s a dramatic way to sell a new Broadway show. The Longacre Theatre is getting a high art overhaul as the home of “Lempicka,” a new musical about Polish painter Tamara de Lempicka. The theater will ...

A LOVE for nostalgia, manifesting in an Art Deco revival, the resurgence of the Y2 style, and a return to classical glamor ...

Ron Hill, a fan of New Orleans’ history and architecture, needed just one visit to Lakefront Airport to ignite his enthusiasm about its art deco design. In a Curious Louisiana query, Hill wrote: ...