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The Ferris Wheel
The Ferris Wheel

The Ferris Wheel

By Carole Garland

Located in Palm Desert, CA

The first wheel of this kind was designed for the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago by George Washington Ferris.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Early Signed Auböck Stainless Picnic or Fruit Knives (2)
Original Early Signed Auböck Stainless Picnic or Fruit Knives (2)

Original Early Signed Auböck Stainless Picnic or Fruit Knives (2)

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Vienna, AT

His achievements as a product designer in the field of home decor and as a visual artist have been recognized through numerous exhibitions and awards: In 1933, he received a Commenda...

Category

Vintage 1930s Austrian Minimalist Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Botanical model Brassica Napus L., Rapeseed, Robert Brendel, Berlin, late 19th
Botanical model Brassica Napus L., Rapeseed, Robert Brendel, Berlin, late 19th

Botanical model Brassica Napus L., Rapeseed, Robert Brendel, Berlin, late 19th

By Robert Brendel

Located in Milano, IT

Alla morte del fondatore, nel 1898, l’azienda - già insignita di medaglie d’oro alle esposizioni di Mosca (1872), Colonia (1890) e alla World’s Fair di Chicago (1893) - offriva ormai...

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Antique Late 19th Century German Other Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

Large Josef Inwald Art Glass Platter With 5 Claw Dragon - Barolac Glass
Large Josef Inwald Art Glass Platter With 5 Claw Dragon - Barolac Glass

Large Josef Inwald Art Glass Platter With 5 Claw Dragon - Barolac Glass

By Josef Inwald

Located in Atlanta, GA

In 1892 Inwald was an exhibitor and member of the central commission for the World's Fair in Chicago and in 1891 served as president of the State Anniversary Exhibition in Prague ."

Category

20th Century Austrian Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Voluminous
Voluminous

Voluminous

By Emory Ladanyi 1

Located in Sheffield, MA

SOME EXHIBITIONS Gallerie Sturm, Berline, 1927 Barta Miklos Tarsag, Budapest, 1929 Society of Independent Artist, NYC, 1932 Park Lane Gardens, NYC, 1934 Salons of America, The Forum ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Girls Dancing

Girls Dancing

By Bessie Potter Vonnoh

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Best known for her sculptures of graceful female figures in gently sweeping garments, Bessie Potter Vonnoh initially trained under Lorado Taft at the Art Institute of Chicago. The 18...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

George T. Plowman (1869–1932), Venetian Scenes Framed Etching
George T. Plowman (1869–1932), Venetian Scenes Framed Etching

George T. Plowman (1869–1932), Venetian Scenes Framed Etching

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Burnham with constructing many buildings for the World's Fair in Chicago. During the following years, George Plowman received numerous commissions for building both in France and the...

Category

Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Paintings

Materials

Paper, Glass, Wood

Meiji era Japanese Screen Pair, Two-panel. Spring & Autumn Birds & Flowers.
Meiji era Japanese Screen Pair, Two-panel. Spring & Autumn Birds & Flowers.

Meiji era Japanese Screen Pair, Two-panel. Spring & Autumn Birds & Flowers.

Located in Kyoto, JP

That same year, he was appointed as a judge for the Great Private Paintings Exhibition alongside Takeuchi Seihō, Yamamoto Shunkyō, and Kikuchi Hōbun, a testament to his standing in t...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century Terracotta Uriela Statue, Titled "Fille de Capri"
19th Century Terracotta Uriela Statue, Titled "Fille de Capri"

19th Century Terracotta Uriela Statue, Titled "Fille de Capri"

Located in North Palm Beach, FL

According to the Dawson City museum, these statues were sold in the Egyptian pavilion, aptly named A Street in Cairo, at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. The World's Fair, also name...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Josef Inwald, Large Art Glass Platter With 5 Claw Dragons - Barolac Glass, 1930
Josef Inwald, Large Art Glass Platter With 5 Claw Dragons - Barolac Glass, 1930

Josef Inwald, Large Art Glass Platter With 5 Claw Dragons - Barolac Glass, 1930

By Josef Inwald

Located in Toronto, CA

Glass objects from the factory received multiple awards and were featured at various exhibitions, including the Vienna World Exhibition of 1873 , the Paris exhibition in 1878 and the...

Category

Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Important Linocut Print and Unique Biographical Documents for Eduard Ulreich
Important Linocut Print and Unique Biographical Documents for Eduard Ulreich

Important Linocut Print and Unique Biographical Documents for Eduard Ulreich

By Eduard Buk Ulreich

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Both a unique work of art and an extraordinary historical document, this print and group of documents were created by Eduard Buk Ulreich, best known as a muralist for Radio City Musi...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Art Deco Historical Memorabilia

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

Samson Young: Silver Moon or Golden Star, Which Will You Buy Of Me? 1st Ed
Samson Young: Silver Moon or Golden Star, Which Will You Buy Of Me? 1st Ed

Samson Young: Silver Moon or Golden Star, Which Will You Buy Of Me? 1st Ed

Located in valatie, NY

For his first US museum exhibition, Hong Kong-based sound artist Samson Young looks to the idealism presented at the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago to explore varying concepts of socia...

Category

2010s American Books

Materials

Paper

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

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

McKay Co. Machine Age Art Deco Chrome and Painted Steel Magazine Holder
McKay Co. Machine Age Art Deco Chrome and Painted Steel Magazine Holder

McKay Co. Machine Age Art Deco Chrome and Painted Steel Magazine Holder

By McKay Furniture Corp., John Waring Carpenter

Located in Ferndale, MI

One bumpers started to get larger and take on various shapes the company began producing chrome furniture using that same flat band chromed steel . for the 1933 World’s Fair in Chi...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Chrome, Steel

1933 Tree Bark Decanter
1933 Tree Bark Decanter

1933 Tree Bark Decanter

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Tree bark style decanter from the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago with Indian Chief motif.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Barware

Materials

Wood

Atonal
Atonal

Atonal

By Emory Ladanyi 1

Located in Sheffield, MA

SOME EXHIBITIONS Gallerie Sturm, Berline, 1927 Barta Miklos Tarsag, Budapest, 1929 Society of Independent Artist, NYC, 1932 Park Lane Gardens, NYC, 1934 Salons of America, The Forum ...

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Saddle Back Light"
"Saddle Back Light"

"Saddle Back Light"

Located in Southampton, NY

He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and with Pierre Vignal in Paris. MacLeish was a member of the Chicago Society of Artists and exhibited at several venues including the Art...

Category

1950s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Art Nouveau "Mounted Amazon" bronze sculpture by Franz von Stuck
Art Nouveau "Mounted Amazon" bronze sculpture by Franz von Stuck

Art Nouveau "Mounted Amazon" bronze sculpture by Franz von Stuck

By Franz von Stuck

Located in Palm Beach, FL

His art was included later that year in the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the largest attended World Fair in history.

Category

Antique Early 1900s German Jugendstil Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Spring Bouquet, Mid Century Floral Still-Life
Spring Bouquet, Mid Century Floral Still-Life

Spring Bouquet, Mid Century Floral Still-Life

By Helen Gapen Oehler

Located in Soquel, CA

High Museum, Atlanta Georgia Art Institute of Dayton Ohio Findley Galleries, Chicago Contemporary Arts World's Fair 1945 World Fair, Prize for the Smithy series and Last Blacksmith i...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

The Model Watercolor on Paper, American Modern, Circa 1930, Framed
The Model Watercolor on Paper, American Modern, Circa 1930, Framed

The Model Watercolor on Paper, American Modern, Circa 1930, Framed

By William C. 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

1930s American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Lloyd Lozes Goff Industrial Landscape Painting, American 20th Century
Lloyd Lozes Goff Industrial Landscape Painting, American 20th Century

Lloyd Lozes Goff Industrial Landscape Painting, American 20th Century

Located in San Francisco, CA

His academic work at the University of New Mexico led to his becoming Assistant Professor of Art and Acting Head of the Art Department from 1944 to 1947.[1] He illustrated two books ...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Paint

Untitled Walter Clark  Pastel
Untitled Walter Clark  Pastel

Untitled Walter Clark Pastel

By Walter Clark

Located in Hudson, NY

Clark exhibited at the National Academy for almost 4 decades and has been a featured artist in other important exhibitions including shows at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, t...

Category

Early 20th Century American Drawings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Paper

Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Mosaic Coffee Table by Berthold Muller
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Mosaic Coffee Table by Berthold Muller

Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Mosaic Coffee Table by Berthold Muller

By Berthold Muller

Located in Weesp, NL

In that same year he organized, and took part in, the Catholic section of the Exhibition of Ecclesiastical Art during the World’s Fair in Chicago. From then on he spent the summer mo...

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Stone, Brass

untitled (Hillside in Spring)

untitled (Hillside in Spring)

By William C. 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

1960s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Gaspe Homes Acrylic Painting, American Modern, Signed, 1970s, 46x34
Gaspe Homes Acrylic Painting, American Modern, Signed, 1970s, 46x34

Gaspe Homes Acrylic Painting, American Modern, Signed, 1970s, 46x34

By William C. 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

1970s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Mid-Century Modern Yellow and Sand Colored Mosaic Berthold Muller Coffee Table
Mid-Century Modern Yellow and Sand Colored Mosaic Berthold Muller Coffee Table

Mid-Century Modern Yellow and Sand Colored Mosaic Berthold Muller Coffee Table

By Berthold Muller

Located in Weesp, NL

In that same year he organized, and took part in, the Catholic section of the Exhibition of Ecclesiastical Art during the World’s Fair in Chicago. From then on he spent the summer mo...

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Canyon Country Acrylic Painting, Signed, 1970s, 35.5x48\"
Canyon Country Acrylic Painting, Signed, 1970s, 35.5x48\"

Canyon Country Acrylic Painting, Signed, 1970s, 35.5x48\"

By William C. 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

1970s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, ABS

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

Thunderous
Thunderous

Thunderous

By Emory Ladanyi 1

Located in Sheffield, MA

SOME EXHIBITIONS Gallerie Sturm, Berline, 1927 Barta Miklos Tarsag, Budapest, 1929 Society of Independent Artist, NYC, 1932 Park Lane Gardens, NYC, 1934 Salons of America, The Forum ...

Category

1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

untitled (Street Scene Mexico)
untitled (Street Scene Mexico)

untitled (Street Scene Mexico)

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

1960s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Monumental Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra by Beurdeley
Monumental Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra by Beurdeley

Monumental Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra by Beurdeley

By Maison Beurdeley

Located in London, GB

He worked on multiple Vanderbilt estates, including The Breakers in Newport, and exhibited at the World’s Fair in Chicago in 1893. These candelabra are thus inspired by the Sun King ...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Floor Lamps

Materials

Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Daum Nancy, Art Deco Amber Glass Vase with Scalloped Rim, France, C. 1950's
Daum Nancy, Art Deco Amber Glass Vase with Scalloped Rim, France, C. 1950's

Daum Nancy, Art Deco Amber Glass Vase with Scalloped Rim, France, C. 1950's

By Daum

Located in New York, NY

In 1893 they introduced their own cameo glass at the Chicago World’s Fair; thereafter, Auguste and Antonin effectively departed from the production of utilitarian work.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Glass

Study for Old Canal, Red and Blue (Rockaway, Morris Canal)
Study for Old Canal, Red and Blue (Rockaway, Morris Canal)

Study for Old Canal, Red and Blue (Rockaway, Morris Canal)

By Oscar Florianus Bluemner

Located in New York, NY

He was a prize-winning student and appeared to be on his way to a successful career when he decided, in 1892, to emigrate to America, drawn perhaps by the prospect of immediate archi...

Category

20th Century American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Charles Schneider, Art Deco Glass Vase, France, C. 1930
Charles Schneider, Art Deco Glass Vase, France, C. 1930

Charles Schneider, Art Deco Glass Vase, France, C. 1930

By Charles Schneider

Located in New York, NY

In 1893 they introduced their own cameo glass at the Chicago World’s Fair; thereafter, Auguste and Antonin effectively departed from the production of utilitarian work.

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Glass

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