Art Deco Design: Rhythm and Verve May 12, 2009

Art Deco captured the mood of 1920s and 1930s modernism, an age of jazz and streamlined machinery, with designs that are colorful, geometric and filled with an intense rhythm. This exhibition seeks to give viewers a more intimate exposure to the style's incredible energy by focusing on boldly graphic plate books, portfolios and masterworks of the pochoir stencil print technique from the Library's Art & Architecture Collection.