Art and Artifice

Deco design of 1930 by Oliver Bernard

Strand Deco London

Art Deco in public spaces

The foyer of the Strand Palace Hotel in London, deco design of 1930 by Oliver Bernard. From the book Decorative Thirties by Martin Battersby, published by Walker and Company, New York, 1971, page 46.

Oliver Percy Bernard was born April 8, 1881, died April 15, 1939. He was an architect and designer.

Oliver Percy Bernard

AMAZON: Decorative Thirties by Martin Battersby

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