| San Francisco Art Deco Contributor(s): Crowe, Michael F. (Author), Bowen, Robert W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738547344 ISBN-13: 9780738547343 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2007 Annotation: The famed period of architecture, design, and style known as Art Deco began in the mid1920s and lasted for a good 20 years. The movement left an indelible stamp all around the Bay Area but nowhere more so than in styleconscious San Francisco. The citys 1925 Diamond Jubilee, coinciding with the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes in France, ushered in the Art Deco age to the city by the bay. The Roaring Twenties created a need for thousands of new commercial and residential buildings, and many of these, such as Timothy Pfluegers Pacific Telephone and Telegraph building, were Art Deco masterpieces that embodied the new moderne styling sweeping the country. Using a variety of building materials, including terracotta, Vitrolux, and neon, many of the citys graceful and dramatic buildings turned heads 70 years ago just as they do today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Architecture | Decoration & Ornament - Architecture | Buildings - Landmarks & Monuments |
| LCCN: 2006938812 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6.72" W x 9.16" (0.69 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The famed period of architecture, design, and style known as Art Deco began in the mid1920s and lasted for a good 20 years. The movement left an indelible stamp all around the Bay Area but nowhere more so than in styleconscious San Francisco. The city s 1925 Diamond Jubilee, coinciding with the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes in France, ushered in the Art Deco age to the city by the bay. The Roaring Twenties created a need for thousands of new commercial and residential buildings, and many of these, such as Timothy Pflueger s Pacific Telephone and Telegraph building, were Art Deco masterpieces that embodied the new moderne styling sweeping the country. Using a variety of building materials, including terracotta, Vitrolux, and neon, many of the city s graceful and dramatic buildings turned heads 70 years ago just as they do today." |
Contributor Bio(s): Crowe, Michael F.: - This volume of historic images looks at architecture as well as life and society during San Francisco s jazz age. Michael F. Crowe, author of Deco by the Bay, is the founder and president of the Art Deco Society of California, and Robert W. Bowen, author of San Francisco s Presidio, leads architectural tours of the city s Marina and downtown districts. |