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Brief History of Arts Decoratifs Art Deco is a style of visual arts, architecture and design which first appeared in France just before World War 1 It got its name. Arts Décoratifs (shortened) from the famous “International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts” held in Paris in 1925 It was an art form and It influenced the design of not

Fine Arts Building Previously the Studebaker Carriage Co. Manufacturing and showroom building. Converted into the Fine Arts Building – opened 1898 Studebaker Carriage Co Building Opened 1885 Architect Solon Beman – Romanesque Style Vertical Assembly Line Design Turrets/Towers Flags like Medieval Castles Hooded Rooflines Masculine Rough Cut Stones Fat/Squatty Columns Lots Of Arches Notice Auditorium Theatre not built to the

Stop 1 – Brief History Of Wicker Park Wicker Park is sort of like an area that time forgot. The area speaks of a long-lost set of skills and of an elegant suburban lifestyle that once existed in Chicago. This very popular Chicago neighborhood has a most fascinating potpourri of Victorian architecture from lowly cottages to extravagant mansions. The area

Stop 1 Exterior Details – Studebaker Carriage Company Michigan Avenue Location Transition to the Fine Arts Building 1. Carriage Advertisement – The Driveway Series, Lake Shore Drive Edition 2. Studebaker Carriage Building 1887 3. Fine Arts Building 1898 4. Studebaker Starlight Coupe Stop 2 Lobby 5. 1852 poem titled “L’Art” by the French poet Théophile Gautier Stop 3. Studebaker Theater

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