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Art Deco Centennial
01/23/2025 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM ET
Admission
- $25.00
Summary
[Virtual tour] Today, Art Deco seems to be everybody's favorite architectural style - the only one that regularly shows up in the New York Times crossword. The centennial of the 1925 Paris Exposition from which Art Deco eventually took its name is being marked with a 2025 World Congress on Art Deco in the same city. So it may come as a surprise that half a century ago, when the style's rediscovery was just getting underway, the very idea of an Art Deco exhibition was controversial. Almost no Deco skyscrapers were considered for Landmark designation. The original AIA Guide to New York - for many the bible on the city's architecture - subsumed the style under the catch-all phrase "modern." In this virtual tour Anthony W. Robins - author of the award-winning New York Art Deco - A Guide to Gotham's Jazz Age Architecture and founding member and current vice-president of the Art Deco Society of New York - traces the history of the style, from the 1925 Paris exposition, to the 1966 Paris exhibit that formally recognized and named the style, and on through its rediscovery in New York City. We revisit Deco victories - the rescue of Radio City Music Hall in the late 1970s - and look at major restorations. We also consider some unfortunate losses - from Bonwit Teller, demolished in 1980, to the McGraw-Hill lobby, stripped in 2021 - a reminder that there is still work to be done.
For all tours, there are no refunds, cancellations, or exchanges unless we cancel a tour. Online registration closes one hour prior to the tour start time.
For all tours, there are no refunds, cancellations, or exchanges unless we cancel a tour. Online registration closes one hour prior to the tour start time.
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