Art Deco 101: Introduction to American Decorative Arts & Design, Part One (Online Event)

Join ADSNY as we continue our Art Deco 101 series of online illustrated talks that give an in-depth look at Art Deco architecture and design.

In this online presentation, educator and Art Deco expert, Kathleen Murphy Skolnik, explores how European Art Deco design captured the imagination of Americans with a taste for modernity by the late 1920s.

Sign up today to enjoy wonderful images and details of how:

  • American-born designers and European emigres living in the U.S. embraced this new aesthetic
  • Art Deco began to affect just about every aspect of American design
  • Furniture, metalwork, lighting, and textile design in the United States were impacted by the new, modern Art Deco aesthetic

Get your ticket to join ADSNY and Skolnik for this online illustrated talk that gives an insightful and entertaining look into the origins of American Art Deco decorative arts and design.

Even though this illustrated talk is online, it will include a live PowerPoint—with wonderful images that you will be able to see directly on your computer screen, tablet, or mobile device—as well as a live Q&A session with participants.

If you’d like to check out the first event in this series before tuning in to this installment, you’re in luck! Click here to learn more about how you can enjoy the full recording of Art Deco 101: The Origins.

Not able to join us at the time of the event? No problem! Those who register will receive a recording of the entire program a few days after the live presentation. When you sign up for the program you have the opportunity to watch, or rewatch, the recording at a time more convenient for your schedule.

About the Speaker:
Kathleen Murphy Skolnik teaches art and architectural history at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois and leads seminars on Art Deco design at the Newberry Library, a private research library also in Chicago. She is the co-author of The Art Deco Murals of Hildreth Meière and a contributor to the recently published Art Deco Chicago: Designing Modern America. Her articles have appeared in ADSNY’s Art Deco New York journal and she currently serves on ADSNY’s Advisory Board.

Non-Member – $20











When: Thu., Oct. 8, 2020 at 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Join ADSNY as we continue our Art Deco 101 series of online illustrated talks that give an in-depth look at Art Deco architecture and design.

In this online presentation, educator and Art Deco expert, Kathleen Murphy Skolnik, explores how European Art Deco design captured the imagination of Americans with a taste for modernity by the late 1920s.

Sign up today to enjoy wonderful images and details of how:

  • American-born designers and European emigres living in the U.S. embraced this new aesthetic
  • Art Deco began to affect just about every aspect of American design
  • Furniture, metalwork, lighting, and textile design in the United States were impacted by the new, modern Art Deco aesthetic

Get your ticket to join ADSNY and Skolnik for this online illustrated talk that gives an insightful and entertaining look into the origins of American Art Deco decorative arts and design.

Even though this illustrated talk is online, it will include a live PowerPoint—with wonderful images that you will be able to see directly on your computer screen, tablet, or mobile device—as well as a live Q&A session with participants.

If you’d like to check out the first event in this series before tuning in to this installment, you’re in luck! Click here to learn more about how you can enjoy the full recording of Art Deco 101: The Origins.

Not able to join us at the time of the event? No problem! Those who register will receive a recording of the entire program a few days after the live presentation. When you sign up for the program you have the opportunity to watch, or rewatch, the recording at a time more convenient for your schedule.

About the Speaker:
Kathleen Murphy Skolnik teaches art and architectural history at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois and leads seminars on Art Deco design at the Newberry Library, a private research library also in Chicago. She is the co-author of The Art Deco Murals of Hildreth Meière and a contributor to the recently published Art Deco Chicago: Designing Modern America. Her articles have appeared in ADSNY’s Art Deco New York journal and she currently serves on ADSNY’s Advisory Board.

Non-Member – $20

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