HIST - Art Deco Flashcards
1
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a style of decorative art developed in the 1920s with a revival in the 1960s; headed chiefly by geometric motifs, streamlined and curvilinear forms, sharply-defined outlines, often bold color, and the use of synthetic materials
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Art Deco
2
Q
briefly, the tallest building, now the second tallest building in NYC; distinctive ornamentation of the building is based on features that were then being used on _________ automobiles
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Chrysler Building by William Van Alen
3
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a 102-story skyscraper; stood as the world’s tallest building for 40 years
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Empire State Building by Yasuo Matsui, William F. Lamb, Arthur Loomis Harmon, and Gregory Johnson
