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1894 Blue Earth, Minnesota - 1989. Known for: Art deco interior designer.
A designer and painter, Donald Deskey was born in Blue Earth, Minnesota and established a career in New York City where he became especially known for his sumptuous, elaborate art-deco interior... Read full biography
A designer and painter, Donald Deskey was born in Blue Earth, Minnesota and established a career in New York City where he became especially known for his sumptuous, elaborate art-deco interior design of Radio City Music Hall in the late 1920s. One of his earliest supporters in New York was Edith... Read full biography
A designer and painter, Donald Deskey was born in Blue Earth, Minnesota and established a career in New York City where he became especially known for his sumptuous, elaborate art-deco interior design of Radio City Music Hall in the late 1920s. One of his earliest supporters in New York was Edith Halpert, owner of the first American art gallery dedicated to sales of modernist artists. A major influence on his style was his visit in 1925 to Paris to the Exposition Internatonale des Arts... Read full biography
A designer and painter, Donald Deskey was born in Blue Earth, Minnesota and established a career in New York City where he became especially known for his sumptuous, elaborate art-deco interior design of Radio City Music Hall in the late 1920s. One of his earliest supporters in New York was Edith Halpert, owner of the first American art gallery dedicated to sales of modernist artists. A major influence on his style was his visit in 1925 to Paris to the Exposition Internatonale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes. This event, which featured modern, streamlined design, was key to the future direction of his career. Having been chosen by the Rockefeller Center architects for Radio City, Deskey was in charge of the overall design... Read full biography
A designer and painter, Donald Deskey was born in Blue Earth, Minnesota and established a career in New York City where he became especially known for his sumptuous, elaborate art-deco interior design of Radio City Music Hall in the late 1920s. One of his earliest supporters in New York was Edith Halpert, owner of the first American art gallery dedicated to sales of modernist artists. A major influence on his style was his visit in 1925 to Paris to the Exposition Internatonale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes. This event, which featured modern, streamlined design, was key to the future direction of his career. Having been chosen by the Rockefeller Center architects for Radio City, Deskey was in charge of the overall design including the furnishings. One of the unique features he introduced was the wallpaper in the mens' lounge, wh... Read full biography
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Keywords (27)
Art Method
- •Art Design
- •Decorative Art, Decoration Design, Ornamental Arts
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Art Deco
- •Geometric Abstraction, Linear, Grids, Hard Edge
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
Art School
- •Academie de la Grand Chaumiere, Paris, Student
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •California School of Design, Mark Hopkins Institute, Student
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Rockefeller Center, New York City
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Edith Halpert Downtown Gallery, New York
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Brooklyn Museum of Art
- •Detroit Institute of Art
- •Metropolitan Museum of Art
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York