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Mark Freeman Mix Media Drawing - Chinatown New York
Mark Freeman Mix Media Drawing - Chinatown New York

Mark Freeman Mix Media Drawing - Chinatown New York

By Mark Freeman

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Also, an innovator in the early use of airbrush rendering in color, his futuristic depictions of the New York World's Fair of 1939 with its theme of "the World of Tomorrow" are among...

Category

Mid-20th Century Mixed Media

Materials

Crayon, Color Pencil, Graphite

Model 46 Armchair with Floral Fabric, Alvar Aalto, 1930/1940s
Model 46 Armchair with Floral Fabric, Alvar Aalto, 1930/1940s

Model 46 Armchair with Floral Fabric, Alvar Aalto, 1930/1940s

By Alvar Aalto

Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa

Other famous works by Aalto include the Vyborg Library, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs. In 1935, Alvar ...

Category

Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Birch

Colombia Park, California
Colombia Park, California

Colombia Park, California

By William Frates

Located in San Francisco, CA

Exh: Oakland Art Gallery, 1924-39; Calif. State Fair, 1930; Santa Cruz Art League, 1934, 1938; GGIE, 1939; Society for Sanity in Art, CPLH, 1939; Alameda Co.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Joseph Hirsch Original Lithograph Signed in Pencil - The Toast
Joseph Hirsch Original Lithograph Signed in Pencil - The Toast

Joseph Hirsch Original Lithograph Signed in Pencil - The Toast

By Joseph Hirsch

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Hirsch followed this award with the prestigious Woolley Fellowship that provided for a year of study in Paris. At the 1939 New York World's Fair, by public ballot, the Philadelphia ...

Category

1970s Still-life Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Model 60 Stool, Alvar Aalto, Artek, 1950/1960s
Model 60 Stool, Alvar Aalto, Artek, 1950/1960s

Model 60 Stool, Alvar Aalto, Artek, 1950/1960s

By Alvar Aalto, Artek

Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa

Other famous works by Aalto include the Vyborg Library, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs. In 1935, Alvar ...

Category

Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Model 60 Stool, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930/1940s
Model 60 Stool, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930/1940s

Model 60 Stool, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930/1940s

By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto

Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa

Other famous works by Aalto include the Vyborg Library, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs. In 1935, Alvar ...

Category

Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch, Paint

Model 60 Stool, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930/1940s
Model 60 Stool, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930/1940s

Model 60 Stool, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930/1940s

By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab

Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa

Other famous works by Aalto include the Vyborg Library, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs. In 1935, Alvar ...

Category

Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch, Paint

Gaspe: St. Lawrence Village

Gaspe: St. Lawrence Village

By William Grauer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Grauer’s involvement in West Virginia also included his West Virginia murals for the West Virginia exhibitions at the 1933 Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago and the 1939 Worl...

Category

1950s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Mervin Jules Folk Singer Portrait, Signed
Mervin Jules Folk Singer Portrait, Signed

Mervin Jules Folk Singer Portrait, Signed

By Mervin Jules

Located in New York, NY

Exhibition Venues: "Baltimore Museum of Art, 1936-46; Whitney Museum of American Art, 1938, 1940-49; Art Institute of Chicago, 1938-41; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts annual, ...

Category

20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Relining Nude (WG6)
Relining Nude (WG6)

Relining Nude (WG6)

By Waylande Gregory

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Science and atomic energy were a theme in Gregory's most significant work, the Fountain of the Atom (fig. 4), at the 1939 New York's World Fair. This major work included twelve monum...

Category

1950s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Charles Harsanyi Modernist Winter Scene, 1946, titled "The Ferry No 2"
Charles Harsanyi Modernist Winter Scene, 1946, titled "The Ferry No 2"

Charles Harsanyi Modernist Winter Scene, 1946, titled "The Ferry No 2"

Located in New York, NY

Whalen (et al.), American Art from the New York World's Fair 1939 American Artist, "A Wreck at Monhegan," February 1951 Biography from Williams American Art Galleries, sourced on as...

Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

untitled (Yellow Adobe Building with Bell)
untitled (Yellow Adobe Building with Bell)

untitled (Yellow Adobe Building with Bell)

By William Grauer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Grauer’s involvement in West Virginia also included his West Virginia murals for the West Virginia exhibitions at the 1933 Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago and the 1939 Worl...

Category

20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

untitled (The White Barn with Farmers and Horse)
untitled (The White Barn with Farmers and Horse)

untitled (The White Barn with Farmers and Horse)

By William Grauer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Grauer’s involvement in West Virginia also included his West Virginia murals for the West Virginia exhibitions at the 1933 Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago and the 1939 Worl...

Category

1950s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Market Scene
Market Scene

Market Scene

Located in San Francisco, CA

He was the first Haitian painter to receive recognition when he was awarded medals at the Gallery of Science and Art (New York World Fair) and the IBM Medal (Treasure Island World’s ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Mother and Baby Playing WPA Artist
Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Mother and Baby Playing WPA Artist

Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Mother and Baby Playing WPA Artist

By Chaim Gross

Located in Surfside, FL

Under these programs Gross taught and demonstrated art, made sculptures that were placed in schools and public colleges, made work for Federal buildings including the Federal Trade C...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Rare 1948 James Mont Designed Wide Tufted Seat Lounge Chair Oval Back Cushion
Rare 1948 James Mont Designed Wide Tufted Seat Lounge Chair Oval Back Cushion

Rare 1948 James Mont Designed Wide Tufted Seat Lounge Chair Oval Back Cushion

By James Mont

Located in St. Louis, MO

(Mont was, for example, invited to create a “Chinese Modern” room for the 1939 New York World’s Fair.) Showmanship played a large part in his success.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Foam, Sycamore

Model HB96 Chest of Drawers, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas AB
Model HB96 Chest of Drawers, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas AB

Model HB96 Chest of Drawers, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas AB

By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto

Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa

Other famous works by Aalto include the Vyborg Library, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs. In 1935, Alva...

Category

Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Birch

Self Portrait in a Mirror with Artist's Tools, Oil on canvas, Signed, Polish

Self Portrait in a Mirror with Artist's Tools, Oil on canvas, Signed, Polish

By Joseph Biel

Located in London, GB

His paintings were featured in solo shows at the Brooklyn Museum (1932) and the ACA Gallery (1934, 1936, 1939); they also appeared at the 1934 Whitney Biennial, the 1939 World’s Fair...

Category

20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Alvar Aalto Rare Writing Table from Otaniemi Technical University, 1960s
Alvar Aalto Rare Writing Table from Otaniemi Technical University, 1960s

Alvar Aalto Rare Writing Table from Otaniemi Technical University, 1960s

By Alvar Aalto

Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa

Other famous works by Aalto include the Vyborg Library, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs. In 1935, Alvar ...

Category

Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Mallard Drakes (Louisiana Honkers)
Mallard Drakes (Louisiana Honkers)

Mallard Drakes (Louisiana Honkers)

Located in Fairlawn, OH

His etching, Crossing the Platte, was included in the 1939 New York World's Fair exhibition, American Art Today.

Category

1940s American Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Pair of Greenwich Village artist Rebaje Hammered Copper and Brass Cuff Links
Pair of Greenwich Village artist Rebaje Hammered Copper and Brass Cuff Links

Pair of Greenwich Village artist Rebaje Hammered Copper and Brass Cuff Links

By Francisco Rebajes

Located in Ferndale, MI

The work continued to rise in popularity especially after showing at Metropolitan Museum of art, Brooklyn Museum and 1939 Worlds fair. As he prospered outfitting the greater public w...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Chaim Gross Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbi Klezmer Music WPA Artist
Chaim Gross Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbi Klezmer Music WPA Artist

Chaim Gross Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbi Klezmer Music WPA Artist

By Chaim Gross

Located in Surfside, FL

Under these programs Gross taught and demonstrated art, made sculptures that were placed in schools and public colleges, made work for Federal buildings including the Federal Trade C...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

The Bug, Early 20th Century Landscape w/ Rooster & Chicken, Cleveland School
The Bug, Early 20th Century Landscape w/ Rooster & Chicken, Cleveland School

The Bug, Early 20th Century Landscape w/ Rooster & Chicken, Cleveland School

By Henry Keller

Located in Beachwood, OH

That year, his painting Circus Day was on display at the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco, while at the New York World's Fair in 1939, his Horse Barn appeared in...

Category

Early 20th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbis WPA Artist
Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbis WPA Artist

Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbis WPA Artist

By Chaim Gross

Located in Surfside, FL

Under these programs Gross taught and demonstrated art, made sculptures that were placed in schools and public colleges, made work for Federal buildings including the Federal Trade C...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Sheep Ranch, Mother Lodge County, Near Stockton
Sheep Ranch, Mother Lodge County, Near Stockton

Sheep Ranch, Mother Lodge County, Near Stockton

By William Frates

Located in San Francisco, CA

Exh: Oakland Art Gallery, 1924-39; Calif. State Fair, 1930; Santa Cruz Art League, 1934, 1938; GGIE, 1939; Society for Sanity in Art, CPLH, 1939; Alameda Co.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Lady American Painter Wall Mount Art Decorative Painting Framed LA
Portrait of a Lady American Painter Wall Mount Art Decorative Painting Framed LA

Portrait of a Lady American Painter Wall Mount Art Decorative Painting Framed LA

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Biography Robert Ryland A muralist, painter and illustrator, Robert Ryland was known for his work as a New York World's fair artist, 1939-1940. Under the aegis of the NYWF, some of h...

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Early 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Werner Drewes Bauhaus Artist Color Woodblock, 1975, Enterlocked Forms
Werner Drewes Bauhaus Artist Color Woodblock, 1975, Enterlocked Forms

Werner Drewes Bauhaus Artist Color Woodblock, 1975, Enterlocked Forms

By Werner Drewes

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Werner taught at Columbia University, worked on the design of the 1939 Worlds Fair building, and had shows at the Museum of Modern Art, the Kleeman Gallery, and elsewhere.

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper

Werner Drewes Bauhaus Artist Color Woodblock, 1977, White Storm Cloud
Werner Drewes Bauhaus Artist Color Woodblock, 1977, White Storm Cloud

Werner Drewes Bauhaus Artist Color Woodblock, 1977, White Storm Cloud

By Werner Drewes

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Werner taught at Columbia University, worked on the design of the 1939 Worlds Fair building, and had shows at the Museum of Modern Art, the Kleeman Gallery, and elsewhere.

Category

Late 20th Century More Prints

Materials

Paper

Werner Drewes Bauhaus Artist Color Woodblock, 1973, The Green Moon
Werner Drewes Bauhaus Artist Color Woodblock, 1973, The Green Moon

Werner Drewes Bauhaus Artist Color Woodblock, 1973, The Green Moon

By Werner Drewes

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Werner taught at Columbia University, worked on the design of the 1939 Worlds Fair building, and had shows at the Museum of Modern Art, the Kleeman Gallery, and elsewhere.

Category

Late 19th Century Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper

"Untitled, " Seymour Fogel, Geometric Abstraction, Texas Hard-Edge
"Untitled, " Seymour Fogel, Geometric Abstraction, Texas Hard-Edge

"Untitled, " Seymour Fogel, Geometric Abstraction, Texas Hard-Edge

By Seymour Fogel

Located in New York, NY

Fogel was awarded several mural commissions during the 1930s by both the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, among them his earliest murals at ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Abandoned Factory
The Abandoned Factory

The Abandoned Factory

By William Frates

Located in San Francisco, CA

Exh: Oakland Art Gallery, 1924-39; Calif. State Fair, 1930; Santa Cruz Art League, 1934, 1938; GGIE, 1939; Society for Sanity in Art, CPLH, 1939; Alameda Co.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Storm Cove Lighthouse
Storm Cove Lighthouse

Storm Cove Lighthouse

By Nat Levy

Located in San Francisco, CA

Selected exhibitions: CSFA, 1916; Calif. State Fairs; GGIE, 1939; many solo exhibitions at De Young Museum, CPLH, Gump's. lnvw; SF Chronicle, 9-27-1984

Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Early American Parlor, Circa 1820, Miniature Room by Eugene Kupjack
Early American Parlor, Circa 1820, Miniature Room by Eugene Kupjack

Early American Parlor, Circa 1820, Miniature Room by Eugene Kupjack

By Eugene J. Kupjack

Located in Chicago, IL

Their first collaborations were displayed at the 1939 World's Fair and then moved onto the Chicago Art Institute where they are still on display today.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

"Grove of Palms" 1950 Watercolor for Town & Country Magazine
"Grove of Palms" 1950 Watercolor for Town & Country Magazine

"Grove of Palms" 1950 Watercolor for Town & Country Magazine

By Reynaldo Luza

Located in Bristol, CT

Among other distinctions, he received several honorary appointments from the government of Peru, including that of Artistic Director of the Paris Exposition of 1938 and the New York ...

Category

1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

"Palm Trees" 1950 Watercolor by Reynaldo Luza
"Palm Trees" 1950 Watercolor by Reynaldo Luza

"Palm Trees" 1950 Watercolor by Reynaldo Luza

Located in Bristol, CT

Among other distinctions, he received several honorary appointments from the government of Peru, including that of Artistic Director of the Paris Exposition of 1938 and the New York ...

Category

1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gouache

"Palm Tree Outside Cottage Window" 1950 Watercolor by Reynaldo Luza
"Palm Tree Outside Cottage Window" 1950 Watercolor by Reynaldo Luza

"Palm Tree Outside Cottage Window" 1950 Watercolor by Reynaldo Luza

By Reynaldo Luza

Located in Bristol, CT

Among other distinctions, he received several honorary appointments from the government of Peru, including that of Artistic Director of the Paris Exposition of 1938 and the New York ...

Category

1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gouache

"Taurus, Pisces, Leo and Libra, " High Art Deco Depiction of Zodiac Signs
"Taurus, Pisces, Leo and Libra, " High Art Deco Depiction of Zodiac Signs

"Taurus, Pisces, Leo and Libra, " High Art Deco Depiction of Zodiac Signs

By Pierre Bourdelle

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Best known for sculpting the massive "Harvest" mural for the exterior of the main Food Building at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair, as well as a series of bas relief sculptures i...

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Large Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Circus Acrobats WPA Artist
Large Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Circus Acrobats WPA Artist

Large Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Circus Acrobats WPA Artist

By Chaim Gross

Located in Surfside, FL

Under these programs Gross taught and demonstrated art, made sculptures that were placed in schools and public colleges, made work for Federal buildings including the Federal Trade C...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Scandinavian Modern Large Signed Fabric "Timmer", Design Sven Markelius, 1958
Scandinavian Modern Large Signed Fabric "Timmer", Design Sven Markelius, 1958

Scandinavian Modern Large Signed Fabric "Timmer", Design Sven Markelius, 1958

By Sven Markelius

Located in Stockholm, SE

Markelius achieved international recognition with his design for the Swedish Pavilion at the New York World’s Fair in 1939. His own home in Kevinge, a low-roofed, sprawling villa amo...

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Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Curtains and Valances

Materials

Linen

Donald Deskey Andirons and Wall Mounted Fireplace Tools by Bennett
Donald Deskey Andirons and Wall Mounted Fireplace Tools by Bennett

Donald Deskey Andirons and Wall Mounted Fireplace Tools by Bennett

By Bennett Co., Donald Deskey

Located in Hanover, MA

Deskey's design was inspired by the Trylon sphere exhibited at 1939 World's Fair. Both wrought iron shanks are signed Bennett and have an impressed logo.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Andirons

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

"First Born, " Art Deco Marble Sculpture by Chester Beach, Influenced by Rodin
"First Born, " Art Deco Marble Sculpture by Chester Beach, Influenced by Rodin

"First Born, " Art Deco Marble Sculpture by Chester Beach, Influenced by Rodin

By Chester Beach

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Beach sculpted a number of important public monuments, including the Fountain of the Waters near the Cleveland Museum of Art and a major piece for the New York World’s Fair in 1939. ...

Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Neoclassical Head in profile
Neoclassical Head in profile

Neoclassical Head in profile

By Byron Browne

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Passport Office in Rockefeller Center, the Chronic Disease Hospital, the Williamsburg Housing Project, and the 1939 World’s Fair.(2) Although Browne destroyed his early academic wor...

Category

1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Glass chair in the Manner of Louis Dierra
Glass chair in the Manner of Louis Dierra

Glass chair in the Manner of Louis Dierra

By Louis Dierra

Located in London, GB

This striking curved glass chair, inspired by the iconic designs of Louis Dierra for the Glass Centre Pavilion at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York, represents a masterful blend of a...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Glass, PVC

Glass chair in the Manner of Louis Dierra
Glass chair in the Manner of Louis Dierra

Glass chair in the Manner of Louis Dierra

By Louis Dierra

Located in London, GB

This striking curved glass chair, inspired by the iconic designs of Louis Dierra for the Glass Centre Pavilion at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York, represents a masterful blend of a...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Glass, PVC

Glass chair in the Manner of Louis Dierra
Glass chair in the Manner of Louis Dierra

Glass chair in the Manner of Louis Dierra

By Louis Dierra

Located in London, GB

This striking curved glass chair, inspired by the iconic designs of Louis Dierra for the Glass Centre Pavilion at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York, represents a masterful blend of a...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Glass, PVC

Paul Landacre Original Wood Engraving, 1940 - Black Stallion
Paul Landacre Original Wood Engraving, 1940 - Black Stallion

Paul Landacre Original Wood Engraving, 1940 - Black Stallion

By Paul Landacre

Located in Phoenix, AZ

His wood engravings were included in numerous exhibitions, including the 1939 New York World's Fair, and are illustrated in many books on wood engraving and American printmaking.

Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink

Feeding the Birds, Colourful 20th Century Oil Painting, Female Artist
Feeding the Birds, Colourful 20th Century Oil Painting, Female Artist

Feeding the Birds, Colourful 20th Century Oil Painting, Female Artist

By Lena Gurr

Located in London, GB

She exhibited in numerous exhibitions held by these organizations as well as the Whitney Studio Club, National Academy of Design, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Brooklyn Museum, and t...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil, Board

"Under the Sea, " Large, Rare Art Deco Bowl by Thomson for Upsala Ekeby
"Under the Sea, " Large, Rare Art Deco Bowl by Thomson for Upsala Ekeby

"Under the Sea, " Large, Rare Art Deco Bowl by Thomson for Upsala Ekeby

By Anna-Lisa Thomson

Located in Philadelphia, PA

She won awards at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair and another international exposition in 1937 in Paris.

Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Decorative Bowls

Materials

Clay

Lion in Bowler Hat Graphic in Yellow, Red Blue, Holiday Magazine Mid-Century
Lion in Bowler Hat Graphic in Yellow, Red Blue, Holiday Magazine Mid-Century

Lion in Bowler Hat Graphic in Yellow, Red Blue, Holiday Magazine Mid-Century

By George Giusti

Located in Miami, FL

Worked on the Swiss Pavilion with Herbert Matter for the NY World’s Fair 1939. Also worked for the US Departments of Agriculture, the Army Corps and the Offi ce of Strategic Service,...

Category

1950s Abstract Geometric Animal Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Illustration Board

“Reclining Female Nude”
“Reclining Female Nude”

“Reclining Female Nude”

By Byron Browne

Located in Southampton, NY

Passport office in Rockefeller Center, the Chronic Disease Hospital, the Williamsburg Housing Project, and the 1939 World’s Fair. In the 1940’s, he picketed the Museum of Modern art ...

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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

Exceptional Mahogany + Ivory Lacquer Brass Accented Armoire by Tommi Parzinger
Exceptional Mahogany + Ivory Lacquer Brass Accented Armoire by Tommi Parzinger

Exceptional Mahogany + Ivory Lacquer Brass Accented Armoire by Tommi Parzinger

By Tommi Parzinger

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

After exhibiting his furniture at the 1939 New York World's Fair, he launched his company and showroom under the name “Parzinger Originals,” located at 54 East 57th Street in Manhatt...

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Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass

"Jump Shot, " Model for Art Deco Bronze Basketball Award Plaque, 1940s
"Jump Shot, " Model for Art Deco Bronze Basketball Award Plaque, 1940s

"Jump Shot, " Model for Art Deco Bronze Basketball Award Plaque, 1940s

By Fred Torrey

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Best known for his "Lincoln Walks at Midnight" sculpture which premiered at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair (now displayed near the West Virginia state capitol), Torrey also scul...

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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