Rediscover Kansas City Art Deco

Bill McDevitt founded the Kansas City Art Deco Society in 1996 to "preserve the bold geometric patterns and streamlined designs that comprised the area's signature architecture in the years between the World Wars" (-Kansas City Business Journal). This particular work features a woman seated on a red velvet couch in front of a circular window encompassed in granite. The strong contrast of the grated window and the conical light fixture in the background make for an interesting juxtaposition and highlight of the building's architecture. The palette of the piece is primarily purple and red. The font of the poster delivers the Society's title, but also its essence.
Rediscover Kansas City Art Deco
Inventory
Collection Number
17112
Building
Current Location
Central: Café, upper seating area
Floor
1st
Description
Details
A 1996 poster promoting the newly founded Kansas City Art Deco Society.
Artist
Framed
Yes
 - Glass
Width
1 inch
Height
30 inches
Length
20 inches
Donor
Donor Name
Jonathan Kemper
Library Owns
No
Permissions
Reproduce the Work in Library publications/publicity, including film or videotape
Yes
Reproduce
Library has Photography Rights
Yes
Photograph
Permit the general public to photograph the work
Yes
Slides/Video