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Art Deco Bronzes
Episode 12 of 12
Lars Tharp looks at the age of Art Deco, ushered in at the end of the First World War and remembered by eager collectors of risque sculptures of dancing girls.
The end of the First World War heralded an explosion of optimism and forward thinking. As the Jazz Age sprang to life, modernity and luxury were the watchwords of the day. Home design embraced the age of Art Deco, popularly remembered nowadays by eager collectors of the often risque ivory and bronze sculptures of scantily clad dancing girls. Lars Tharp gets to grips with them and discovers what the Moulin Rouge, Tutankhamun and tennis have in common.
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Mon 2 Nov 2009
03:25
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