THE ART DECO MOVEMENT AND DEFINITION

the term "Art Deco" to juxtapose the style against the earlier "Art Nouveau" style. Another view is "Art Deco" was an abbreviated reference to the "Exposition des Arts Decoratifs et Industrials," the exhibition held in Paris in the year 1925. Either way, Art Deco dramatically differed from Art Nouveau and other styles that preceded it. Where ................
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