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
Duiliu Marcu Duiliu Marcu Duiliu Marcu (1885, Calafat - 9 March 1966, Bucharest) was a Romanian architect. He studied at the Bucharest Superior School of Architecture and the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he graduated in 1912. His early designs were for houses and at first followed the French classical style, typical for the period. By the early 1920s he was practicing in a stylised version of the Neo-Romanian, that became increasingly refined. The facade of the Timisoara Theatre is one of the outstanding examples of what had become his personal style. By the early 30s, along with most