The WPA might be a tad late for the Art Deco period, but it's a fantastic source for publicly available artwork. The Library of Congress has a nice collection of WPA posters on the web:
Surely something in here is usable as a decorative touch ...
How about this: http://memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3g00000/3g04000/3g04700/3g04725r.jpg OR http://memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3f00000/3f05000/3f05600/3f05651r.jpg OR http://memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3f00000/3f05000/3f05500/3f05545r.jpg OR
How about this:
ReplyDeletehttp://memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3g00000/3g04000/3g04700/3g04725r.jpg
OR
http://memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3f00000/3f05000/3f05600/3f05651r.jpg
OR
http://memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3f00000/3f05000/3f05500/3f05545r.jpg
OR