An exhibit of original works by art deco icon Erté will include almost 170 items as well as other period pieces that characterized the movement of style and design. "Erté and the Era of Art Deco" will ...

The Schachner family with Erté and Eric Estorick at the Mill Basin Deli. Photo: Courtesy of the Schachner family In 1982, thieves broke into the Mill Basin Deli and escaped with the meat slicer, ...

Is there a more costume-conscious city anywhere than here? Maybe not. We Crescent City residents are an army of self-styled designers, armed with pinking shears, sewing machines, box knives and hot ...

Erte was nicknamed "the father of Art Deco", a soubriquet that he was not comfortable with but it unfortunately stuck. He was born into Russian aristocracy and his family tree can be traced back to ...

In the 1920s and ’30s, the French illustrator, fashion designer and set designer Erté achieved the kind of single-name fame usually reserved for stars of stage and song. Born Roman de Tirtoff in 1892, ...

Gouache on Paper entitled " TOI C' EST MOI", CHARTREUSE THEATRE APOLLO, CIRCA 1941 . Erte' Romain De Tiftoff (1892-1990) Father of Art Deco and Celebrated Artist presents an Original Gouache Costume ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — In the 20th Century, the Russian-born French artist, Romain de Tirtoff, known as Erté, transcended to art world with Art Deco. Recently, the world renown art, antiques and jewelry ...

Sam Smith and partner-designer Christian Cowan arrived at the 2026 Costume Institute Benefit in custom couture inspired by 1920s illustrator Erté — a glittering tribute to this year’s ...

Erte, the Russian-born art deco designer whose prolific career in theater, sculpture and the graphic arts spanned most of the 20th Century, died in Paris Saturday after a short illness. He was 97.