Curatorial Narrative “Johnny Johnson 9” by Anonymous exemplifies the sleek modernity of Art Deco’s later manifestations. Created during the tumultuous years preceding World War II, this anonymous artist’s work embodies the style’s growing disaffection with ornamentation and its increasing focus on geometric forms and clean lines. The print’s bold, graphic quality bespeaks a mastery of visual mechanics, as if the artist has distilled the essence of modernity into an unadulterated architectural vision. In its enlarged state, 55×44 inches, “Johnny Johnson 9” assumes a commanding presence that necessitates careful consideration of material pairing and lighting behavior. The stark palette of red, white, and black creates a chromatic structure that is at once dissonant and harmonious a tension that can be skillfully managed through judicious selection of adjacent materials. A dark wood or charcoal grey wall would provide an apt backdro