Q 01/05

Art Deco takes its name from which 1925 event?

A) The Paris International Exhibition of Decorative Arts

B) The Weimar Bauhaus exhibition of modern building

C) The Chicago Century of Progress world's fair

D) The Wembley British Empire Exhibition

Answer · why

A) The Paris International Exhibition of Decorative Arts

'Arts decoratifs' was shortened to Art Deco; the term itself was not printed until 1966.

Q 02/05

In which city did Art Deco first appear, in the 1910s just before the First World War?

A) Vienna

B) New York

C) Paris

D) Berlin

Answer · why

C) Paris

It flourished internationally through the 1920s and early 1930s.

Q 03/05

Which historian's 1968 book Art Deco of the 20s and 30s established the term as a stylistic label?

A) Nikolaus Pevsner

B) Kenneth Clark

C) Ernst Gombrich

D) Bevis Hillier

Answer · why

D) Bevis Hillier

He organised a landmark exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in 1971.

Q 04/05

Art Deco's bold geometry has its origins in Cubism and which Austrian movement?

A) The Bauhaus school

B) German Jugendstil

C) Dutch De Stijl

D) The Vienna Secession

Answer · why

D) The Vienna Secession

Josef Hoffmann's Stoclet Palace in Brussels, with mosaics by Klimt, was a prototype of the style.

Q 05/05

Which Russian dance company's colourful sets by Leon Bakst helped inspire Art Deco's palette?

A) The Ballets Russes

B) The Bolshoi Ballet

C) The Kirov

D) The Moscow Art Theatre

Answer · why

A) The Ballets Russes

The bright colours of Fauvism and the fashions of Paul Poiret were the other early influences.