The Sophisticate
From its first appearance, The Sophisticate has been a "keeper" for devotees of Art Deco. The magazine features in-depth articles on many aspects of art, architechture and life in the 1920s and '30s, as well as chronicling ADSC events. The Erte-inspired covers and interior art are original works from Stephan, our resident artist.
The Sophisticate began life as a slender quarterly, then became a magazine, as our newsletter, the Streamlined Times took on the role of more frequent communications. With rising publication and mailing costs, The Sophisticate is now a 50-page annual.
Not a member? Join ADSC and be sure to get your copy. (If you live out of California, or are not able to join at present, you may order a copy for the stated price plus $3 s/h.)Back issues of The Sophisticate may be ordered from ADSC (details below).
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2008 Annual
Celebration of Spanish Colonial Revival Style
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2007 Annual
Features: Fonts, Fortune, Flappers and Femme Fatales
Preservation | Worldwide Deco
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2006 Annual
Deco at home:
Taisho Chic, Vintage Kitchens, Deco Home Resources, Deco Cookbooks, Dressing Deco
Deco Cinema:
Cerrito Theatre, Alameda Theater, Pflueger Drawings, Popcorn Palace Roundup, A "New" Garbo Film |
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2005 Annual SOLD OUT |
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2004 Annual had a color cover by Stephan with a "Big Apple" theme, in keeping with the New York Conference held in May 2005.
Features: Art Deco New York, Preservation Views, Streamlined Features, Interview with Victoria de Lempicka, Bookshelf, Gettings Started with Vintage Dressing
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2003 Annual
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Art Deco 1910-1939: The Exhibit of a lifetime
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William Whitney Remembers LA's Sunset Strip
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The Divine Diva Dressed by Erte - Stephan
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Laurie Gordon on Preservation Documentaries
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Randy Juster's Cape Town Portfolio
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The Art of Catherine Abel: Interview
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Mike Scott looks at cars of the Seabiscuit era
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French Perfumes of the 1920s
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Society Spotlight: Theresa LaQuey
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20th Anniversary Issue 2002
- Uptown Oakland's Art Deco
- Varieties of Deco: A Primer
- William' Whitney's Hollywood Memoir
- Michael Crowe Profile
- Salute to Stephan
- 20 Years of Preservation
- Durant Automobiles Come Home
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Spring 2001
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Glamorous Havana
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The Cord: Art Deco Incarnate
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Classic Hair Geometry: The Bob
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Three Grand Dames of Couture
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Art Deco Wallpapers
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Autumn 2000
- Art Deco Aviation
- Packard Super Clipper
- Shoes, Pens Toys
- Adventure
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Spring 2000
- The Art Deco Future in Films
- Color in Deco Interiors
- A Musical Memoir
- Preservation
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Autumn 1999
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Art of the Nemkoffs
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Edgar Brandt
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Amazing Toasters
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Small Deco Houses
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Spring 1999
- Deco Postage Stamps
- The Coast Daylight
- Mesh Bags
- F. L. Wright's Bridge
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Autumn 1998
- Mac Harshberger's Circle
- Firbe-Optic Lighting
- Design and the GGIE
- Vintage Fiction
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Spring 1998
- Mexican Silver
- Asmara's Deco Secrets
- Deco in the Movies
- Sheet Music Treasures
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Autumn 1997
- Art Deco Neon
- Deco Dandyhood
- Streamlined Trains
- Carriers of the Torch
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Autumn 1996
- Tamara de Lempicka
- Green Hornet's "Black Beauty"
- Victrolas & Viva-Tonals
- Dressing for Time-Travel
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To order back issues, please print this page, circle the issues you want, and mail to us with your check. Please include $2 postage and handling for a single issue, or $3.50 for 2-6 issues. Make checks payable to the Art Deco Society of California.
Art Deco Society of California
100 Bush Street
Suite 511
San Francisco, CA 94104
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