The Deco Diaries
Chronicling the inspiration and creativity of the Art Deco era

Diary Articles
The Music of Duke Ellington
Continuing our theme celebrating African American culture, we turn our attention to Duke Ellington, arguably the greatest and most charismatic jazz composer and bandleader of the 20th...
American Art Deco
Poster for New York World's Fair, by Albert Staehle, 1939Following the 1925 Paris Exposition, the French Art Deco style crossed the Atlantic, and became popular in...
Murals of Diego Rivera
Diego Rivera, 1886-1957 Diego Rivera was a prominent Mexican artist who believed art was for the many rather than the privileged few. His large-scale murals, painted...