art deco style

  • 1920s

    Art Deco was first applied to public and commercial buildings in the 1920s.
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    1925-1940

    Americans embraced Art Deco as a refreshing change from the eclectic and revivalist sensibilities that preceded it.
  • 1930s

    first applied rather than angular corners, and little surface ornamentation.