Art Deco gets star treatment in new photobook

L.A. photographer, Robert Landau publishes new book 45 years in the making.

April 30, 2025 4:24 PM PT

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Tom Carroll spoke with Robert to understand why Art Deco in Los Angeles needed its own book and why L.A. doesn’t get the Art-Deco respect it deserves.

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Tom Carroll

Tom Carroll is a content creator for the Los Angeles Times. Before joining The Times in 2022, he created, produced and hosted the web series “Tom Explores Los Angeles.” He has produced stories for NPR and Gimlet. A fourth-generation Southern Californian, he is a graduate of Occidental College and the University of Southern California.