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Art Deco. Devon Bullock Pd 8 5/19/08. CHARACTERISTICS: Tall Buildings Lots of glass work Modern designs. Art Deco (1929-1935). Great Depression 1929-1939 Stock market crashed, leaving many Americans unemployed and homeless.
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Art Deco Devon Bullock Pd 8 5/19/08
CHARACTERISTICS: Tall Buildings Lots of glass work Modern designs Art Deco (1929-1935)
Great Depression 1929-1939 Stock market crashed, leaving many Americans unemployed and homeless. Many buildings under construction at the time had a hard time being finished due to the struggling economy. History of Art Deco
ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS American Scene Painting 1920’s-1940’s Art Movements
The Chrysler Building • Architect: William Van Alen • New York, New York • 1928-1930 • Sky Scraper
The Chrysler Building • It is a tall building • It has lots of large glass windows • Modern design and colors
My Modern Mansion • New York City, New York • Tall with lots of square footage • Modern look • Large glass windows
BIBLIOGRAPHY • http://www.wpamurals.com/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression • http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Chrysler_Building.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Building