20th Century

Monthly Archive: December 20th

The Wildlife Photographer of Yesteryear

Posted: December 2, 2014 - 14:38 , by ROM
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Library and Archives, Photography, 20th Century
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The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is celebrating its 50th year, and the exhibition showing this year's outstanding images of the natural world opened at the ROM last week. Wildlife photography has a history nearly as long as the medium itself.

Modern Design for a Modern World: Art Deco in Paris

Posted: November 25, 2014 - 13:14 , by ROM
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Library and Archives, 20th Century, Design
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In the years between the World Wars a new design style emerged  which embraced  the imagery of industrialization. This style, known as Art Deco, responded to the social and technological developments that had come out of the First World War, and celebrated all things modern.