A giant of early 20th century art, whose glamorous figurative paintings of women played an important role in defining Art Deco, is now the subject of her first-ever U.S. retrospective, currently at ...

Women’s emancipation was in full swing at the beginning of the twentieth century and had a considerable influence on fashion.

“She is a woman who created so many beautiful and incredible ... At its peak, Biba occupied a six-story Art Deco building offering not just fashion, but home goods, pet food, a food hall ...

The outspoken painter was known for her daring art deco portraits. She had a storied life that seemed unacceptable for a woman at the time. Considered a radical, Lempicka was a survivor of the ...

In a Europe emerging from the Great War, the middle classes begin to emerge, women take over men's work in factories and on farms, and win rights and freedoms. Mass production arrives and consumption ...

17.48 x 12.52 x 6.73 in. (44.4 x 31.8 x 17.1 cm.) ...

Emerging after World War I, the original Art Deco era embodied a spirit of creativity, freedom and innovation. With modernity and exuberance on full display, the 1920s and early ’30s became one of the ...

What's old is new again when it comes to trends—this time around, we're going back in time about 100 years, to the 1920s and '30s, when Art Deco first burst onto the scene. The architectural ...