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Introduction
to Art Deco
Art Deco design is a jazzy celebration of the Machine Age, mass production
geometry, and the straight line.
In Palm Beach County, sleek themes are seen representing tropical,
nautical, masculine and stylized motifs that reflect speed, and technology.
Elements include eyebrows, flat roofs, porthole windows, rounded corners,
columns, glass block, banding, multiples of three, and Zig-Zag steps.
Palm Beach County has dozens of Art Deco treasures built throughout
the 1920s, 1930's and1940's, which are located in the downtowns of
Delray Beach up through West Palm Beach. Art Deco architecture found
in Palm Beach County is spread out rather than concentrated in one
location. These buildings are significant to the history of South
Florida because they represent some of the earliest structures ever
built in the area. These remarkable gems are in danger of being demolished
due the ever-increasing amount of development throughout the county.
Learn
More About Art Deco.
How to Identify Art Deco Elements
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Lecture Series
Art Deco New
Orleans:Still
Standing After Katrina
By Sharon Koskoff /
Author - Art Deco of the Palm Beaches
ADSPB President Sharon Koskoff will present
an enthusiastic power point presentation on the Art Deco architecture
discovered and identified in New Orleans during her trip last month
to the “Mardi Gras” festivities. Koskoff found dozens
of structures in need of preservation and/or restoration in the
aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Still Standing will educate the
public on the modern treasures found in New Orleans as it compares
to the
Art Deco structures found in our Palm Beach County.
"Still Standing After Katrina"
is the fourth and final lecture of the series
at the
Historic Art Deco
Armory Art Center
1700 Parker Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL
7 p.m. / Free Parking / Free Refreshments
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"The
ADSPB is a not for profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to
the education, preservation and awareness of Art Deco art,
architecture and Twentieth Century design.
James Borsos
Planning and Community Development
jimborsos@hotmail.com
The organization was founded in 1987 by Delray Beach mural
artist and designer Sharon Koskoff.
Learn More
about ADSPB
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Art
Deco
of the Palm Beaches
by Sharon
Koskoff
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The
first and only comprehensive compilation of Art Deco Architecture found in
Palm Beach County!
Purchase your signed copy for
only $20 plus $5 shipping/handling.
Shipping
discounted for multiple copy orders.
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