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Art and Architecture Collection > Art Deco Style: A Research Guide Reference Resources by Topic
Arwas, Victor. Art Deco. London: Academy Editions, 1992. Useful survey text appraises the style and offers significant artistic examples. Battersby, Martin. The Decorative Twenties. London: Herbert, 1988. A more cautious account of the Art Deco era with emphasis on artistic influences. Duncan, Alastair. The Encyclopedia of Art Deco New York: E.P. Dutton, 1988. Alphabetical arrangement of relevant topics. Encyclopédie des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes au XXème siècle: twelve volumes documenting the Paris exhibition of 1925. New York: Garland, 1977. A reprint summary of the original Exposition catalogues with commentary. Hillier, Bevis. Art Deco of the 20s and 30s. London: Studio Vista, 1968. Seminal text by the British art historian who coined the term “Art Deco.” Hillier, Bevis and Stephen Escritt. Art Deco Style. London: Phaidon, 1977. An art historical reappraisal based on an exhibition. Maurice Pillard-Verneuil: Artiste Decorateur de l’Art Nouveau, 1869-1942. Paris: Somogy Editions d’Art, 2000. A catalogue of an important designer who worked in both Art Nouveau and Art Deco modes. Schleuning, Sarah. Moderne: fashioning the French interior. Miami Beach; New York: Wolfsonian-Florida International University; Princeton Architectural Press, 2008. Based on an important exhibition of Deco interior design through significant publications. Wood, Ghislaine. Essential Art Deco. London: V&A Publications, 2003. Concise summary of the style, its effect on art and design, and legacy. Bayer, Patricia. Art Deco Architecture: design, decoration, and detail from the twenties and thirties. London: Thames & Hudson, 1992. Covers all the major points about the style’s architectural applications. Breeze, Carla. American Art Deco: architecture and regionalism. New York: W.W. Norton, 2003. This survey shows how the style spread through the United States, taking various forms, e.g. Pueblo Deco. Robinson, Cervin and Rosemarie Haag Bletter. Skyscraper Style: Art Deco, New York. New York: Oxford University Press, 1975. Academic study puts Deco skyscrapers in their proper architectural context. Emphasis on the innovations in these buildings. Battersby, Martin. Art Deco Fashion: French designers 1908-1925. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1974. This well-illustrated text describes the innovations in dress that led into the Art Deco era. Costantino, Maria. >Fashions of a decade: the 1930s. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Covers all aspects of clothing and dress during this decade, including fads and garment changes, the influence of Hollywood, etc. Herald, Jacqueline. Fashions of a decade: the 1920s. New York: Facts on File, 1991. Records the visual changes, fads, and stylistic trends of the decade. Lussier, Suzanne. Art Deco Fashion. London: V&A, 2003. A concise survey of dress with authoritative information on social influences and impact. Samuels, Charlotte. Art Deco Textiles. London: V&A, 2003. This work illustrates the rich designs created for textiles in the 1920s and 1930s. Breeze, Carla. New York Deco. New York: Rizzoli, 1993. Another concise guide to Deco buildings by type of usage, e.g. commercial, residential, public, ecclesiastical, etc. Lowe, David Garrard. Art Deco New York. New York: Watson-Guptill, 2004. An invaluable resource to the city’s social history, monuments, and urban spirit. Messier, Norbert. The Art Deco Skyscraper in New York. New York: P. Lang, 1986. A practical architectural history of the great age of Deco towers. Stravitz, David. The Chrysler Building: creating a New York icon day by day. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2002. A revealing chronicle of the rise of one of Art Deco’s major monuments. Apollo. London: Apollo, 1925-. Art et Décoration. Paris: Éditions Albert Lévy, 1897-1935. Gazette des Beaux Arts Paris, 1859-1959. Gazette du bon ton: arts, modes & frivolité. Paris, 1912-1925. L'Art Décoratif: revue de la vie artistique, ancienne et moderne. Paris, 1898.
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