Following the destructive years of the first world war, this flourishing decade marked a rebirth of aesthetic innovation that was cultivated to a great extent by american talent and patronage. The jazz age was a period in the 1920s and 1930s in which jazz music and dance styles rapidly gained nationwide popularity in the united states. American style in the 1920s exhibitions collection. There will be 400 objects on display that highlight art, fashion, architecture and film from the decade. A gondola sofa designed by marcel coard around 1925 in the jazz age. Copious amounts of high quality photographed objects accompany the relevant paragraphs in the text. The roaring twenties refers to the decade of the 1920s in western society and western culture.
As the 1920s began, the old, conservative ways of life began to. There is an emphasis on paris, but there is a lot of influence from the wiener werkstatte. See more ideas about jazz age, gatsby prom, great gatsby party. Cocktail book with distinctively art deco cover in gold, green, and black. What the great gatsby got right about the jazz age. An exhilarating look at art deco design in 1920s america, using jazz as its unifying metaphor. American style in the 1920s, attempts to define the elusive word at its heart. An exhilarating look at art deco design in 1920s america, using jazz as its unifying metaphor capturing the dynamic pulse of the eras jazz music, this lavishly illustrated publication explores american taste and style during the golden age of the 1920s. American style in the 1920s by harrison, stephen, coffin, sarah d. The united states became the leading marketplace for innovative architecture, interior decoration, decorative art, fashion. Using jazz as its unifying metaphor, this book offers an exciting look into americas role in the development of art deco design during the 1920s. People sat on flagpoles, danced the charleston, read a new novel called the great gatsby, and a young man named john.
Jazz age food that people ate during the 1920s and 30s. The cooper hewitt in new york has organised the first major exhibition devoted to art deco from an american perspective, with fabulous oftheera jewels. Through a rich array of over 300 extraordinary works in jewelry, fashion, automobiles, paintings and decorative arts, featuring the events and people that punctuated the era, the exhibition explores the impact of european influences. The costume institute, the metropolitan museum of art 2010. American style in the 1920s is the first major museum exhibition to focus on american taste in art and design during the 1920s and early 1930s. This book explores the american fascination with things coming out of europe. Additional major support is provided by amita and purnendu chatterjee, robert and helen appel, helen and edward hintz, and the secretary of the smithsonian and the smithsonian national board. As the average american in the 1920s became more enamored of wealth and everyday luxuries, some began satirizing the hypocrisy. The jazz ages cultural repercussions were primarily felt in the united states, the birthplace of jazz.
The jazz age american style in the 1920s has all i would expecthope for in a book on this subject. Ah, the jazz age it elicits images of sultry, wild jazz bands, speakeasy raids, and social, artistic, and cultural flourishing. It was also a jazz age, where women enjoyed a much less restricted lifestyle with newfound freedom. The nightmare that was the wall street crash of october 1929, was inconceivable right up until it happened. The novelty and excess of american design during the jazz age. Examples of the jazz age in the great gatsby 1099 words. The show is accompanied by a hefty book by coffin and harrison on the exhibit, including over 500 illustrations.
Coffin is an exploration of arts, architecture and design following world war i. This can be seen through the book, the great gatsby. Louis armstrong and duke ellington made their first recordings the phantom of the opera opened at movie theaters the ku klux klan marched on washington, d. The great war had destroyed old perceived social conventions and new ones. Curator amy henderson explores how the 1920s came alive in f. American style in the 1920s is the first major museum exhibition to focus on american taste in art and design during the dynamic years of the 1920s and early 1930s. From april 7august 20, 2017, cooper hewitt presents the jazz age, an exhibition that explores the significant impact of european influences, the rapid growth of cities, avantgarde artistic movements, new social mores and the role of technology. Capturing the dynamic pulse of the eras jazz music, this lavishly illustrated publication explores american taste and style during the golden age of the 1920s. Jazz age design shown in textiles, furniture and more.
American style in the 1920s cleveland museum of art. American style in the 1920s at the cooper hewitt, smithsonian design museum. American style in the 1920s at the cooper hewitt, smithsonian design museum photo by the author for. In the 1920s american style of dress came to define the jazz era. The 1920s come roaring back in this look at jazz age art, design and architecture. It was an age of art, it was an age of excess, and it was an age of satire. American style in the 1920s is made possible by the generous support of madeleine k. A biography of the roaring twenties atlantic books, 2015. After the first world war, american money and culture helped transform the global marketplace.
In this exhibition, which was coorganized by the cleveland museum of art and the cooper hewitt, smithsonian design museum in new york, the 1920s were explored through a wide array of works. An exhilarating look at art deco design in 1920s america, using jazz a. Following the destructive years of the first world war, this flourishing decade marked a rebirth of aesthetic innovation that was. Originating in new orleans as a fusion of african and european music, jazz played a significant part in wider cultural changes in this period, and. The great gatsby jazz age analysis the jazz age and f. The jazz age cooper hewitt, smithsonian design museum. American style in the 1920s yale university press for the.
More than 400 exhibits ranging from furniture, decorative arts and paintings to fashion, music and film form tableaux that illustrate the. Of course, the wild and wonderful jazz age or roaring twenties which is defined as post world war i, 1920 through the 1930s also saw the great depression hit around 1929, which would have a massive impact on american families and culture, including the. American style in the 1920s 2017 hippie chic 20 addressing the century. Capturing the dynamic pulse of the eraos jazz music, this lavishly illustrated publication explores american taste and style during the golden age of the 1920s. What the great gatsby got right about the jazz age at. This exhibition explores the aesthetic of the era and how it developed with the growth of technology. American style in the 1920s capturing the dynamic pulse of the eras jazz music, this lavishly illustrated publication explores american taste and style during the golden age of.
American style in the 1920s is a collaborative exhibition with accompanying catalog organized by cooper hewitt, smithsonian design museum and the cleveland museum of art. The 1920s saw a break with the traditional setup in america. In 1920s america known as the jazz age, the golden twenties or the roaring twenties everybody seemed to have money. Following the destructive years of the first world war, this flourishing decade marked a rebirth of aesthetic innovation that was cultivated. American style in the 1920s, at the cooper hewitt museum in new york city, provides plenty of evidence of solid achievement and brassy, sassy iconoclasm during that fabled era. The exhibit presents 350 artworks, ranging from innovative furniture designs to exquisite jewelry.