Curatorial Narrative The anonymous artist’s 1933 depiction of Chicago’s skyline is an exemplary embodiment of the Art Deco movement’s fascination with modernity and urban expansion. Executed in a style that eschews traditional brushwork in favor of bold, graphic forms, this work exemplifies the period’s emphasis on flatness and two-dimensionality. The palette, comprising black, green, yellow, red, and white, is characteristic of the era’s penchant for vibrant color and geometric patterns, while its subject matter an aerial view of Chicago’s towering skyscrapers speaks to the city’s status as a beacon of modernity. Upon enlargement to 44×67, the work’s chromatic structure comes into sharp relief, with the deep blues and greens of the Chicago landscape receding into the distance beneath a fiery sky. The architectural forms, rendered in stark black outline, appear as abstracted silhouettes, their spatial rhythm disrupted by the jag