Art Deco Society Of Washington DC

09/11/2022

ADSW remembers Ian Gray, ADSW Member and Expo volunteer who died September 11, 2001 when Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon

08/10/2022

Save the Date! The Art Deco Society of Washington turns 40! Celebrate with us on November 13, 2022 at the Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom!

07/20/2022

Art Deco Society Of Washington DC updated their info in the about section.

Art Deco Society Of Washington DC updated their info in the about section.

07/14/2022

Design historian Elizabeth Lay will present an online program for the Smithsonian Associates called "The Age of Elegance: Fashion in gthe 1930s" on September 13, 2022 at 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm. Registration is now open!
https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/age-of-elegance-1930s?promo=263392

05/03/2022

Thank you to all of the participating dealers and attendees who helped make this year’s Modernism Show at The George Washington Masonic Memorial a success!

04/27/2022

In celebration of World Art Deco Day, tomorrow, April 28, 2022, our friends in the UK are hosting what sounds like a wonderfully interesting program about a virtual night out in London!

Nights in London: When Mayfair Makes Merry - Lucy Jane Santos

Thu 28 Apr 2022,
6:30PM - 8:30PM BST
Online

This event is part of World Art Deco Day 2022 for more information please visit https://www.icadsartdeco.org/

Join the Art Deco Society UK for a virtual night out in London. Our speaker, historian Lucy Jane Santos, will make sure you are dressed in all the latest fashions, show you the best way to get into town and all the best (and some of the worst) clubs in London’s West End.

We will look at how clubs owners such as the infamous Kate Meyrick, owner of the ‘43’ — were willing to push the boundaries of the law in the face of imprisonment and the wrath of a Home Secretary who had declared a “War on Nightclubs.” Investigate the police scandal that brought the Metropolitan Police’s integrity and methods into question and track the rise of the Bottle Party and further crackdowns of the late 1930s as the police attempted to “cleanse” London of illegal drinking.

Register https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/art-deco-society-uk/nights-in-london-when-mayfair-makes-merry-lucy-jane-santos/e-kxegea

04/24/2022

Our friends across the pond from the Art Deco Society UK are hosting a virtual program about London's West End clubs, the fashion and infamous club owners in honor of World Art Deco Day! See event details for more info!

Nights in London: When Mayfair Makes Merry - Lucy Jane Santos

Thu 28 Apr 2022,
6:30PM - 8:30PM BST
Online

This event is part of World Art Deco Day 2022 for more information please visit https://www.icadsartdeco.org/

Join the Art Deco Society UK for a virtual night out in London. Our speaker, historian Lucy Jane Santos, will make sure you are dressed in all the latest fashions, show you the best way to get into town and all the best (and some of the worst) clubs in London’s West End.

We will look at how clubs owners such as the infamous Kate Meyrick, owner of the ‘43’ — were willing to push the boundaries of the law in the face of imprisonment and the wrath of a Home Secretary who had declared a “War on Nightclubs.” Investigate the police scandal that brought the Metropolitan Police’s integrity and methods into question and track the rise of the Bottle Party and further crackdowns of the late 1930s as the police attempted to “cleanse” London of illegal drinking.

Register https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/art-deco-society-uk/nights-in-london-when-mayfair-makes-merry-lucy-jane-santos/e-kxegea

04/22/2022

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04/06/2022

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04/06/2022

Discover online the art deco treasures in Jamaica, Queens presented by the Art Deco Society of New York!

From stunning Art Deco to Modern Classical and Art Moderne, you won't want to miss today's online tour of Jamaica, Queens!

Claim your ticket now to join architectural historian Matt Postal to see:
🟡 How 1920s and 30s design transformed the appearance of local banks, department stores, factories, and nightspots
🟡 A slender skyscraper that boasts colorful Art Deco terracotta panels fashioned by master Rene Chambellan
🟡 Memorable New Deal structures that were commissioned to protect, educate, and serve this growing Queens community
🟡 A 1933 Streamline Moderne aluminum-clad supper club
🟡 A little known mural painted by period artist Ben Shahn
🟡 And more!

Sign up or get more details at https://www.artdeco.org/jamaica-art-deco-tour

04/05/2022

Meet the Dealers: A sampling of items for sale at the live and online 2022 Washington Modernism Show! Be sure to check out the Washington Modernism Show website for additional information on the show and participating dealers!

04/03/2022

Some photos from yesterday's event at the National Academy of Sciences where the legendary Hildreth Meiere was honored and celebrated with the premiere of a documentary on her life and work!

04/03/2022

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03/20/2022

ADSW President Steve Knight led a walking tour yesterday through Cathedral Heights and Glover Park. Check out all of the amazing Art Deco exterior and interior details of some of DC’s most iconic examples of residential properties!

03/18/2022

Modernism Show - Art Deco Society Of Washington

MID MOD Treasures Magazine Spring 2022 issue features the work of renowned Art Deco Desginer, Edgar Sforzina in an article written by ADSW's own President Emeritus, Jim Linz. A comprehesive and visually stunning exhibit of Sforzina's work will be on display at the live Washington Modernism Show. Check out our website to read the article now and for a preview of Sforzina's work! https://adsw.org/modernism-show

Edgard Sforzina's work will be featured in an exhibit displayed at the 2022 live Modernism Show. Read all about it in a feature writtten by Jim Linz, ADSW President Emeritus. 

01/28/2022

Join our friends at the Art Deco Society of New York for this fabulous program happening TOMORROW! Register now!

🇨🇳Explore Chinese Art Deco with us, ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!

Sign up now at artdeco.org/liu-jipiao-chinese-art-deco to join us for this dynamic online event, in which Jennifer Wong will give her personal account of her impressive grandfather, Liu Jipiao, and his

🔴Studies as a young man in Paris during the 1920s
🔴Chinese-and-Deco fused architectural designs
🔴Involvement in the establishment of one of the first modernist art schools in China
🔴Contributions to the 1925 Paris Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes
🔴Passionate work in rebuilding and strengthening China

In addition, we will also get Jennifer's insider view on why Liu Jipiao is known as the “Father of Chinese Art Deco," and explore how his life changed after fleeing China in 1947 to America.

Can’t join us live next Saturday, January 29, at 1:00 PM (EST)? No problem! A recording of the full program is sent to all registrants, so you can watch at a time that’s most convenient for you.

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01/28/2022

Art Deco and Transportation in Washington, DC

ADSW President Steve Knight was the featured speaker for an illustrated discussion about Art Deco and Transporation in DC as part of a series of programs to celebrate the DC Preservation League's 50th Anniversary!

https://fb.watch/aPKWgnrf2c/

12/16/2021

AFI/Silver Theater presents Nightmare Alley
in the beautifully restored art deco Silver Theater 1.
Saturday, December 18, 2021, 7:00 PM
Vintage attire encouraged.
Masks and proof of vaccination required.
https://afisilver.afi.com/

12/06/2021

12/06/2021

ADSW Members and invited guests enjoy holiday merriment and a video program on the Frank House in Pittsburgh. Thank you to all who attended and we look forward to seeing you at future events! Happy Holidays!

11/14/2021

Alban Towers smoker

11/14/2021

Members enjoyed a crisp autumnal walking tour of Cathedral Heights & Glover Park yesterday!

11/02/2021

Tonight: Why Change Your Wife
AFI/Silver Nov 2, 7:15 PM

Co-Presented by ADSW Film Club and AFI/Silver Theater
Introduction by ADSW President Steve Knight.
ADSW Member discount.

Gloria Swanson is a frumpy wife in this He Does/She Does Too comedy. Gloria gets a major makeover after her husband leaves her for a comely shop girl, Bebe Daniels. Elaborate 1920 costumes. Dir Cecil B DeMille.

https://silver.afi.com/Browsing/Movies/Details/f-0100003148

11/02/2021

You won't want to miss this film presented by our friends at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center! ADSW's Film Club is a co-sponsor of this event and others too!

Fritz Lang's visionary sci-fi epic METROPOLIS screens Saturday, November 6 at 4:00 p.m., with live musical accompaniment by The Anvil Orchestra (formerly Alloy Orchestra).

Co-presented by Art Deco Society Of Washington DC, featuring an introduction by ADSW Film Club Co-Chair David Lefever.

More info and advance tix: https://tinyurl.com/AFIMetropolis

10/10/2021

Zoom Meeting - Tile & Terra Cotta

Our friends with the Sacramento Art Deco Society are presenting a virtual program on October 14 at 7pm on Architectural Tile and Terra Cotta from a 3000 mile road trip! Register here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/166724392145

October 14, 2021 @ 7 PM : Architectural Tile & Terra Cotta from a 3000 mile road tripA presentation of pictures and stories about a cross-country road trip investigating the history of archite...

10/01/2021

SAVE THE DATE! On October 21, 2021 at 7:00 pm join the ADSW Film Club for an Online Movie Watch Party! We will be watching a spooky film from 1934 with a pre-film lecture given by some very special guests! Stay Tuned!

09/11/2021

ADSW remembers Ian Gray, member and volunteer, who died aboard Flight 77 that crashed into the Pentagon September 11, 2001.

08/27/2021

Things to See & Do in Brookland DC | Architecture Walking Tour

Hello All! This walking tour may be of interest to those interested in the work of John Joseph Earley. The tour includes the Franciscan Monastery, one of the masterworks of John Joseph Earley. Earley was the noteworthy builder who perfected decorative concrete that we saw during the Art Deco Society’s open house program at one of his Polychrome Houses in Silver Spring a couple weeks ago. Other great JJ Earley projects include Meridian Hill Park and ceilings at the Department of Justice and National Airport historic terminal.

https://www.washingtonwalks.com/tours/brookland?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Book%20the%20Brookland%20walking%20tour%21&utm_campaign=Brookland%202021

Find things to see and do in Brookland DC. The Brookland Walking Tour explores landmark architecture and Franciscan Monastery gardens of DC's Little Rome.

08/26/2021

ADSW mourns the passing of Deco Doug Ramsey. Doug, of Royal Oak, Michigan was a regular participant in the Washington Modernism Show for over 30 years. Watch Streamlines for additional details.

08/17/2021

Our first in-person event was a smashing success with members touring the unique and charming house built by John Joseph Earley and designed by architect J.R. Kennedy. Our sincerest gratitude to the Germany family for graciously allowing us to tour their marvelous property! We look forward to seeing you all at future events!

07/28/2021

Last Call: Prohibition Lantern Tours

Last Call Prohibition Lantern Tours is back by popular demand at Congressional Cemetery on Saturday August 21. This is a very entertaining evening tour through Congressional Cemetery, as Bootleggers, Flappers, and notable DC residents tell their ghostly tales of DC during prohibition. There are locally sourced 'therapeutic tonics' of the era available for purchase. These tickets will go fast so sign up now.
ADSW President Steve & Board Member David, with spouses, participated in the Last Call tour earlier in the summer. It was a great time with atmosphere, humor, music, and terrific tales. Go prepared with flashlights, sensible shoes, and ID's if you intend to purchase a 'restorative tonic'.
Be sure and post photos of yourselves later if you dress in the 'spirit' of event!
https://congressionalcemetery.org/event/last-call-prohibition-lantern-tours/

BTW: They sell a great tee shirt of the event in their Last Call Swag Shop. Cocktail anyone?

Intended to be the model dry city for the country, Washington, DC ended up with more than 3,000 speakeasies and a widespread disregard for the law of the land. Even Congress employed its own bootleggers, known as the Man in the Green Hat (now immortalized by a locally made gin). Prohibition in DC st...

07/07/2021

9919 Sutherland Road

A Polychrome Historic District Art Deco Gem listed on the National Register of Historic Places is on sale in Silver Spring can be YOURS! Located at 9919 Sutherland Road, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20901, United States, this property is holding an open house this Saturday from 12-2 pm. To see the listing and incredible photo gallery press press these links: https://circaoldhouses.com/property/polychrome-historic-district-art-deco-gem/ https://media.hometrack.net/properties/9919-sutherland-road

An abundance of authenticity and spectacular charm, this is your opportunity to own a home on the National Historic Registry and a piece of Washington, D.C. history. This Polychrome home was designed by John Joseph Earley, using a

05/14/2021

Streamlines: Things to Come

Streamlines: Things to Come

The ADSW Calendar of Coming Events May 2021 The ADSW Calendar of Coming Events Final Notice! May 15, 2021 Virtual Tour of Frinton on Sea England After more than a year without travel, take a well dese

04/28/2021

Today is the first World Art Deco Day! DC is full of many unique examples of Art Deco architecture, including many fine Greco Deco buildings, movie theatres like The Uptown, residential properties like the Kennedy Warren and so many other gems. ADSW continues to celebrate the Art Deco era with preservation, spreading awareness and education and celebrating the era with social events and activities. What are some of your favorite Art Deco sites in DC?

Photo by Steve Knight

04/26/2021

Have you registered? Join fellow decophiles in viewing this Livestream Silent Cinema event this Thursday at 8 co-sponsored by our friends at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center.

Join us online Thursday, April 29 at 8:00 PM ET for our Livestream: CAMILLE (1921) w/ music by Ben Model, co-presented with Art Deco Society Of Washington DC.

This 1921 version of the Alexandre Dumas fils classic stars Alla Nazimova and Rudolph Valentino, and updates the original novel and play's 1840s setting to 1920s Paris, featuring gorgeous costumes and imaginative Art Deco sets, both designed by Natacha Rambova, who would marry Valentino in 1923.

April is Art Deco Month! Visit the International Coalition of Art Deco Societies (ICADS) page for a full list of events worldwide!

**You must register in advance to receive your viewing link for this event.*** During registration, you will have the option to make a pay-what-you-can contribution to support AFI Silver Theatre during our extended closure. Thank you for your support!

For more info and to RSVP now, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/1921CAMILLEAFI

04/23/2021

Register now for this delightful Livestream that ADSW is co-presenting with AFI!

Join us online Thursday, April 29 at 8:00 PM ET for our Livestream: CAMILLE (1921) w/ music by Ben Model, co-presented with Art Deco Society Of Washington DC.

This 1921 version of the Alexandre Dumas fils classic stars Alla Nazimova and Rudolph Valentino, and updates the original novel and play's 1840s setting to 1920s Paris, featuring gorgeous costumes and imaginative Art Deco sets, both designed by Natacha Rambova, who would marry Valentino in 1923.

April is Art Deco Month! Visit the International Coalition of Art Deco Societies (ICADS) page for a full list of events worldwide!

**You must register in advance to receive your viewing link for this event.*** During registration, you will have the option to make a pay-what-you-can contribution to support AFI Silver Theatre during our extended closure. Thank you for your support!

For more info and to RSVP now, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/1921CAMILLEAFI

04/23/2021

Streamlines: Mayor Proclaims Washington DC Art Deco Heritage Week

Washington DC Modernism Show Opens Today at 9 AM Eastern Time

Washington DC Modernism Show opens Friday at 9 AM Eastern Time Click the button to go straight to the show On to the Show Click the image above to review the Show Program Please copy and share the Fac

04/20/2021

Streamlines: Mayor Proclaims Washington DC Art Deco Heritage Week

Registration for Modernism Show Early Buyers ends at Midnight tonight

WASHINGTON DC MAYOR PROCLAIMS APRIL 22-29, 2021 ART DECO HERITAGE WEEK Recognizing Washington’s many contributions to Art Deco design and culture, Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has proclaimed Apr

04/16/2021

Streamlines: Mayor Proclaims Washington DC Art Deco Heritage Week

Streamlines: Mayor Proclaims Washington DC Art Deco Heritage Week

WASHINGTON DC MAYOR PROCLAIMS APRIL 22-29, 2021 ART DECO HERITAGE WEEK Recognizing Washington’s many contributions to Art Deco design and culture, Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has proclaimed Apr

04/13/2021

Montgomery Magazine

ADSW President Steve Knight was interviewed about the WTOP Transmitter Building for this month's issue of Montgomery Magazine. See 18-19 for the interview and to learn more about this local art deco gem.

http://digital.montgomerymag.com/issues/April-2021/index.html

04/05/2021

Streamlines: Celebrating Washington DC's Art Deco Heritage Week

Streamlines: Celebrating Washington DC's Art Deco Heritage Week

Celebrating Washington DC Art Deco Heritage Week April 22-April 29, 2021 The Art Deco Society of Washington (ADSW), joined by other organizations, has created a week-long celebration of Washington, D

03/20/2021

2021 Washington Online Modernism Show Early Buyers

2021 Washington Online Modernism Show Early Buyers Meet the Dealers #1 Sign up now!

Enjoy early access to the 2021 Washington DC Modernism Show beginning at 8AM Pacific Daylight Time (11 AM EDT) on April 22nd. Early Buyers access continues until the show opens to the general public Friday, April 23rd at 6 AM PDT.

03/13/2021

Midnight in Cairo: The Divas of Egypt’s Roaring 20’s | A Conversation with Author Raphael Cormack

There is still time to register for this fascinating program this Monday, March 15 at 10:00 am.

https://mei.edu/events/midnight-cairo-divas-egypts-roaring-20s-conversation-author-raphael-cormack

In celebration of Women’s History Month, The Middle East Institute’s (MEI) Egypt Program is pleased to announce a book talk reflecting on the stories of women who defined the musical, theatrical, and film culture of Egypt in the 1920’s. Raphael Cormack’s Midnight in Cairo: The Divas of Egypt...