Fairview School, Memphis

Creators

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Source Collection

Alan Karchmer collection, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries

Identifier

19_24.A3

Description

Fairview School, Central and East Parkway, Memphis, Tennessee. Built in 1931. Photographer: Alan Karchmer. © Alan Karchmer.

Following the 1925 Exposition des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, the highly ornamental Art Deco or Modernistic Style began to develop in America. Mostly rectangular ornament, used sometimes with geometric curves and the use of polychrome mark this streamlined style. Often dramatically if not formally three-dimensional in massing, these structures carefully balance complementary horizontal and vertical elements.

Date Created

2021

Date

undated

Recommended Citation

"Fairview School, Memphis" (2021). Images. 59.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-karchmera2/59