Xanti (Alexander) Schawinsky, Olivetti MP1 Portable (ico) poster (1935), lithograph (all images courtesy Center for Italian Modern Art) In 1926, Italian Futurist painter Fortunato Depero debuted ...
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.
Art Deco wasn’t invented at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris, but it was announced to the world there. In this photograph taken on October 25, ...
PARIS — Vibrant colors and striking landmarks illuminate posters for the Paris Olympic Games in an art deco style inspired by the city’s flamboyant past. The posters were unveiled on Monday at the ...