Art Deco buildings are known for their variety of ornamentation and detailing, including bas-reliefs, ornamental fascia and friezes, murals, and statues. Graphic patterns and motifs became a ...

Plus, the Omni William Penn Hotel's Urban Room is an art deco masterpiece with gilt-trimmed black Carrara glass walls and 15 murals designed by Ziegfeld Follies set designer James Urban.

She is the co-author of The Art Deco Murals of Hildreth Meière and a contributor to Art Deco Chicago: Designing Modern America. She was previously editor of the Chicago Art Deco Society Magazine ...