Art Deco of the 20s and 30s Art Deco of the 20s and 30s Art Deco of the 20s and 30s is an art history book by English historian Bevis Hillier. It was initially published in 1968 by Studio Vista. The author discusses how the style of cubism, expressionism, Ancient Egyptian art, Mayan art, and so on influenced Art Deco, and how Art Deco itself changed the style of disciplines as various as modern architecture, jewelry, ceramics, tableware, metalwork, glass, textiles, and many others. According to historian Thomas Mellins, it was the publication of this book in 1968 that popularised the term "Art Deco". Otherwise, the genre
Blackamoor (decorative arts) Blackamoor (decorative arts) Blackamoor is a European art style from the Early Modern period depicting highly stylized figures, usually African males but sometimes other non-European races, in subservient or exoticized form. Blackamoor is often found in sculpture, jewelry, furniture, and decorative art. In the Iberian peninsula historically this word does not exist. The Castilian word for the moor was "moro", Portuguese: "mouro" and for a black "negro", Portuguese: "negro", "preto", but there has never been an Iberian word merging the two meanings. Blackamoor is now often viewed as racist and culturally insensitive. As jewelry, such figures usually appear in antique