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Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster New York Worlds Fair 1939 Atherton
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster New York Worlds Fair 1939 Atherton

Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster New York Worlds Fair 1939 Atherton

By John Atherton

Located in London, GB

Original vintage travel advertising poster for the World Fair event held in New York at the Flushing Meadows Corona Park from 30 April 1939 to 31 October 1940.

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Vintage 1930s American Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster New York Worlds Fair 1939 Large
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster New York Worlds Fair 1939 Large

Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster New York Worlds Fair 1939 Large

By John Atherton

Located in London, GB

Original vintage travel advertising poster for the World Fair event held in New York at the Flushing Meadows Corona Park from 30 April 1939 to 31 October 1940.

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster New York World Fair 1939 Fireworks Art Deco Staehle
Original Vintage Poster New York World Fair 1939 Fireworks Art Deco Staehle

Original Vintage Poster New York World Fair 1939 Fireworks Art Deco Staehle

Located in London, GB

Original vintage poster for the World Fair held in New York at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park from 30 April 1939 to 31 October 1940.

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster New York World's Fair 1939 World Of Tomorrow
Original Vintage Travel Poster New York World's Fair 1939 World Of Tomorrow

Original Vintage Travel Poster New York World's Fair 1939 World Of Tomorrow

By Joseph Binder

Located in London, GB

Original vintage travel advertising poster for the World Fair event held in New York at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park from 30 April 1939 to 31 October 1940.

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Advertising Poster New York World's Fair 1939 World Of Tomorrow
Original Vintage Advertising Poster New York World's Fair 1939 World Of Tomorrow

Original Vintage Advertising Poster New York World's Fair 1939 World Of Tomorrow

By Joseph Binder

Located in London, GB

Original vintage travel advertising poster for the World Fair event held in New York at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park from 30 April 1939 to 31 October 1940.

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

Pair of 1939 World's Fair Capital & Labor Turquoise Souvenir Ceramic Plates
Pair of 1939 World's Fair Capital & Labor Turquoise Souvenir Ceramic Plates

Pair of 1939 World's Fair Capital & Labor Turquoise Souvenir Ceramic Plates

By Homer Laughlin

Located in Bainbridge, NY

Each plate stamped: Joint Exhibit of Capital and Labor, The American Potter, New York World's Fair 1939 to underside   

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR - HOLLAND AMERICA LINE Original Vintage Deco Travel Poster
NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR - HOLLAND AMERICA LINE Original Vintage Deco Travel Poster

NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR - HOLLAND AMERICA LINE Original Vintage Deco Travel Poster

By Willem Frederik Ten Broek

Located in Chicago, IL

NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1939 - HOLLAND-AMERICA LINE Rare authentic original vintage art deco ocean liner poster Condition: B Dimensions: 24.6 x 38 in. / 62.5 x 96.5 cm.

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Vintage 1930s Posters

Materials

Paper

Pair of French Modern Neoclassical Brass and Crystal Floor Lamps, Jules Leleu
Pair of French Modern Neoclassical Brass and Crystal Floor Lamps, Jules Leleu

Pair of French Modern Neoclassical Brass and Crystal Floor Lamps, Jules Leleu

By Jules Leleu

Located in New York, NY

Literature: A similar model is reproduced in Plaisir de France, Le Pavilion Francais a L'Exposition Internationale de New York, Page VII, July 1939. (New York World's Fair, 1939) Sh...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Crystal, Brass

1939 Art Deco New York Worlds Fair Platinum & Gem set Charm
1939 Art Deco New York Worlds Fair Platinum & Gem set Charm

1939 Art Deco New York Worlds Fair Platinum & Gem set Charm

Located in Chicago, IL

Very Scarce Art Deco 1939 New York Worlds Fair Charm, featuring the famous Trylon and Perisphere the charm - Pendant measures 5/8 X 1 inch and is set with Diamonds, faceted Onyx and ...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Charm Bracelets

Materials

Diamond, Onyx, Ruby, Platinum

Art Deco 1939 New York Worlds Fair Collectible Salt & Pepper Shakers
Art Deco 1939 New York Worlds Fair Collectible Salt & Pepper Shakers

Art Deco 1939 New York Worlds Fair Collectible Salt & Pepper Shakers

Located in San Diego, CA

A unique and rare Art Deco salt & peppershakers from the 1939 New York Worlds fair great deign highly collectible piece.

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20th Century American Art Deco Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plastic

Kenneth Thompson 'Aviation Building for 1939 New York World's Fair'
Kenneth Thompson 'Aviation Building for 1939 New York World's Fair'

Kenneth Thompson 'Aviation Building for 1939 New York World's Fair'

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Poster featuring a proposed design of the Aviation Building for the New York World's Fair in 1939. Designed by William Lescaze and James Gordon Carr.

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20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

'Gypsy Flute Player', Royal Academy, NY World's Fair, Pasadena, GGIE, Romany
'Gypsy Flute Player', Royal Academy, NY World's Fair, Pasadena, GGIE, Romany

'Gypsy Flute Player', Royal Academy, NY World's Fair, Pasadena, GGIE, Romany

By Aage Christian Wiboltt

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

For 30 years, he practiced as an easel painter and was also commissioned to paint murals including for the 1939 exposition at San Francisco and for Hollywood's Fox Theater among othe...

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1920s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Cardboard

6 Art Deco 1939 New York World's Fair RCA Radio Advertising Cocktail Glasses Set
6 Art Deco 1939 New York World's Fair RCA Radio Advertising Cocktail Glasses Set

6 Art Deco 1939 New York World's Fair RCA Radio Advertising Cocktail Glasses Set

Located in San Diego, CA

We are offering a set of 6 art deco RCA Radio advertising frosted glasses that are from the 1939 New York World's Fair. These are Tom Collins or Zombie glasses.

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Vintage 1930s American Barware

Materials

Glass

Neo Art Deco 1939 New York World's Fair DC-3 Airplane Lamp Derico, Rick Ramírez
Neo Art Deco 1939 New York World's Fair DC-3 Airplane Lamp Derico, Rick Ramírez

Neo Art Deco 1939 New York World's Fair DC-3 Airplane Lamp Derico, Rick Ramírez

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Reedition 1939 World's Fair Airplane Art Deco Lamp based on the DC-3 passenger plane and the 1939 New York World's Fair commemorative bottle designed by Rick Ramírez for Derico Light...

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Vintage 1980s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Steel, Chrome

1939 World’s Fair NYC, 1000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects
1939 World’s Fair NYC, 1000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects

1939 World’s Fair NYC, 1000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects

By Harry Lane

Located in New York, NY

This painting is part of our 1,000 piece museum quality collection of works from New York City’s 1939 World's Fair. The collection as a whole is available for sale.

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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Plaster, Photographic Paper

"Orpheus Over the Globe, " Important Mural Study for 1939-1940 NY World's Fair
"Orpheus Over the Globe, " Important Mural Study for 1939-1940 NY World's Fair

"Orpheus Over the Globe, " Important Mural Study for 1939-1940 NY World's Fair

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Painted by Dunbar Beck, one of America's finest muralists in the 1930s and 1940s, this classic example of Art Deco stylized allegorical painting served as a study for a series of mur...

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Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Materials

Paper

1939 Aino & Alvar Aalto Chair for Finnish Pavilion at World's Fair by Wilhelm
1939 Aino & Alvar Aalto Chair for Finnish Pavilion at World's Fair by Wilhelm

1939 Aino & Alvar Aalto Chair for Finnish Pavilion at World's Fair by Wilhelm

By Alvar Aalto, Aino Aalto

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This is a very special chair. In 1939, Alvar Aalto was commissioned to create the Finnish pavilion for the World's Fair in New York.

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Vintage 1930s Finnish Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Birch

1939 World's Fair Finnish Pavilion Coffee Table by Alvar Aalto for Artek
1939 World's Fair Finnish Pavilion Coffee Table by Alvar Aalto for Artek

1939 World's Fair Finnish Pavilion Coffee Table by Alvar Aalto for Artek

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A rare and historically significant coffee table designed by Alvar Aalto for the Finnish Pavilion at the 1939 New York World’s Fair, produced by Artek. This piece exemplifies Aalto’s...

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Teak

1, 000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects from NYC 1939 Worlds Fair
1, 000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects from NYC 1939 Worlds Fair

1, 000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects from NYC 1939 Worlds Fair

By Ilya Bolotowsky

Located in New York, NY

This drawing is part of our 1,000 piece museum quality collection of works from New York City’s 1939 World's Fair. The collection as a whole is available for sale.

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1930s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache, Canvas, Plaster, Oil

Portrait of a Young Girl (the artist's daughter).
Portrait of a Young Girl (the artist's daughter).

Portrait of a Young Girl (the artist's daughter).

By Joseph Floch

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Exhibited: Paris Salon, 1937 (medal); PAFA, 1944 (Lippincott prize), 1948-53, 1958-66; WMAA, 1945, 1947; Washington County MFA, 1945; TMA, 1942; CGA, 1945-57; AIC, 1943; CI, 1943-45;...

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1930s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Monumental 1939 World’s Fair Heraldic Panel of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick
Monumental 1939 World’s Fair Heraldic Panel of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick

Monumental 1939 World’s Fair Heraldic Panel of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick

By Gilbert Bayes

Located in Morristown, NJ

Historical Context: Created for the 1939 New York World’s Fair, themed “The World of Tomorrow”, this panel was one of a series commissioned for the British Pavilion, showcasing histo...

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Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Orange Flowers
Orange Flowers

Orange Flowers

Located in San Francisco, CA

Group exhibitions include: San Francisco Museum of Art Inaugural, 1935; New York World's Fair, 1939; Golden Gate International, 1939: MOMA 1943, 1948; Art Institute of Chicago 1943, ...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Gilbert Rohde Dresser 4041 Kroehler New York World's Fair 1940 Two-Tone 44" long
Gilbert Rohde Dresser 4041 Kroehler New York World's Fair 1940 Two-Tone 44" long

Gilbert Rohde Dresser 4041 Kroehler New York World's Fair 1940 Two-Tone 44" long

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

He designed major exhibits for the New York Worlds Fair in 1939, including the Home Furnishing Pavilion, and the "Community Interests" exhibit in the Consumers Building.

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Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of D...

Materials

Birdseye Maple

1, 000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects from NYC 1939 Worlds Fair
1, 000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects from NYC 1939 Worlds Fair

1, 000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects from NYC 1939 Worlds Fair

By Chester Beach

Located in New York, NY

This monumental sculpture is part of our 1,000 piece museum quality collection of works from New York City’s 1939 World's Fair. The collection as a whole is available for sale.

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1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Canvas, Oil, Photographic Paper

Frosted Cobalt Blue 1939 World Fair Bottle Lamp Base by Sarsaparilla, 20 Availab
Frosted Cobalt Blue 1939 World Fair Bottle Lamp Base by Sarsaparilla, 20 Availab

Frosted Cobalt Blue 1939 World Fair Bottle Lamp Base by Sarsaparilla, 20 Availab

By Cvv Vianne

Located in Van Nuys, CA

The lamp base is made from a cast of the milk glass New York World Fair bottle that has been used as a lamp since the opening of the World Fair in opened in 1939.

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Vintage 1980s American Table Lamps

Materials

Art Glass

'South-Western Landscape', Art Institute of Chicago, Whitney Museum, WPA, Odessa
'South-Western Landscape', Art Institute of Chicago, Whitney Museum, WPA, Odessa

'South-Western Landscape', Art Institute of Chicago, Whitney Museum, WPA, Odessa

By Todros Geller

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Geller exhibited widely and with success including, from 1925, at the Chicago Art Institute as well as at the Riverside Museum (New York, 1939), the New York World's Fair (1939) and ...

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1930s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

Rita Mount Painting, Oil on Canvas
Rita Mount Painting, Oil on Canvas

Rita Mount Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Rita Mount

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Her work, combining impressionism and decorative realism, has been shown at the Continental Galleries, Watson Art Galleries, Klinkhoff Gallery, Morency Frères Ltee (all in Montreal),...

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Vintage 1930s Canadian Paintings

Leaving the Factory- American Scene Watercolor Painting-WPA Painter
Leaving the Factory- American Scene Watercolor Painting-WPA Painter

Leaving the Factory- American Scene Watercolor Painting-WPA Painter

Located in Marco Island, FL

As part of the WPA project, he executed a number of murals, including the Sports Pavilion on the Heinz Building of the New York World's Fair 1939. Some of his fresco and mural techn...

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Early 20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Archival Paper

'California Landscape', Royal Danish Academy, Art Institute of Chicago, LACMA
'California Landscape', Royal Danish Academy, Art Institute of Chicago, LACMA

'California Landscape', Royal Danish Academy, Art Institute of Chicago, LACMA

By Ejnar Hansen

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Partial List of Exhibitions: Art Institute of Chicago, 1918 (Honorable mention), 1945, 1946; Los Angeles County Museum, 1927 (1st prize), 1954; Painters & Sculptors of LA, 1928; ...

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1930s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper

American Artist Abstract Painting
American Artist Abstract Painting

American Artist Abstract Painting

Located in Surfside, FL

In 1934, Berkman-Hunter's work was exhibited for the first time in a group show of Jewish artists at the Palmer House in Chicago. In 1939 she exhibited a painting at the New York Wor...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paint

Downtown New York

Downtown New York

Located in Los Angeles, CA

He also exhibited at the 1939 New York World's Fair and the Society of Independent Artists.

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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII
"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII

"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII

By David Fredenthal

Located in New York, NY

As part of the WPA project he executed a number of murals including the Sports Pavilion on the Heinz Building of the New York World's Fair 1939. Some of his fresco and mural techniqu...

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1940s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA
NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA

NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA

By David Fredenthal

Located in New York, NY

As part of the WPA project he executed a number of murals including the Sports Pavilion on the Heinz Building of the New York World's Fair 1939. Some of his fresco and mural techniq...

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1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

'Seated Nude', Paris, Académie Chaumière, Salon D'Automne, LACMA, Woman Sculptor
'Seated Nude', Paris, Académie Chaumière, Salon D'Automne, LACMA, Woman Sculptor

'Seated Nude', Paris, Académie Chaumière, Salon D'Automne, LACMA, Woman Sculptor

By Caroline Lloyd

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Exhibitions: California Art Club; Paris International Exposition (Paris), 1937 (medal); Golden Gate International Exposition. 1939; New York World's Fair, 1939; Painters & Sculptors ...

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1930s Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

'California Coast', Corcoran, Bohemian Club, MoMA, AIC, CSFA, LACMA, SFAA
'California Coast', Corcoran, Bohemian Club, MoMA, AIC, CSFA, LACMA, SFAA

'California Coast', Corcoran, Bohemian Club, MoMA, AIC, CSFA, LACMA, SFAA

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Gaw exhibited widely and with success including at the Corcoran Gallery (1939, 1941, 1949), Oakland Art Gallery (1932) Maxwell Gallery (San Francisco, solo), The Museum of Modern Art...

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1930s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Postcard

Colorful abstract expressionist oil painting, dated 1960
Colorful abstract expressionist oil painting, dated 1960

Colorful abstract expressionist oil painting, dated 1960

By Boyer Gonzales Jr.

Located in Colfax, CA

He continued to build his reputation, exhibiting at the Corcoran Gallery (1939), the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco (1939), and the New York World's Fair (1939...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Harvest Ritual", Monumental Art Deco Masterpiece by NY World's Fair Muralist
"Harvest Ritual", Monumental Art Deco Masterpiece by NY World's Fair Muralist

"Harvest Ritual", Monumental Art Deco Masterpiece by NY World's Fair Muralist

By James Owen Mahoney

Located in Philadelphia, PA

The painter was James Owen Mahoney, best known for a major painting created for the 1936 Texas Centennial Fair, still on view at Fair Park in Dallas, and other monumental murals for ...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Glass

Pair of “Lata Greven” Armchairs by Carl Malmsten for O.H. Sjögren, Sweden 1950s
Pair of “Lata Greven” Armchairs by Carl Malmsten for O.H. Sjögren, Sweden 1950s

Pair of “Lata Greven” Armchairs by Carl Malmsten for O.H. Sjögren, Sweden 1950s

By O.H. Sjögren, Carl Malmsten

Located in Utrecht, NL

This model is a simplified version of the “Jonas Love” armchair, which Carl Malmsten designed for the New York World Fair 1939. Sweeping curves with an organic impression and utmost ...

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Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

"ADOBE CHURCH" NEW MEXICO DATED 1943 FRAMED 28.75 X 33.25
"ADOBE CHURCH" NEW MEXICO DATED 1943 FRAMED 28.75 X 33.25

"ADOBE CHURCH" NEW MEXICO DATED 1943 FRAMED 28.75 X 33.25

By Edmund Daniel Kinzinger

Located in San Antonio, TX

Exhibitions: Galerie Pierre, Paris (1933 one-man); Bloomsbury Gallery, London (1933 one-man); Rouillier Gallery, Chicago (1935); Art Institute of Chicago (1935 one man,1938); Texas...

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1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Pastel

"Bedouin, " Striking Art Deco Painting by Stahlhut, NY World's Fair Poster Artist
"Bedouin, " Striking Art Deco Painting by Stahlhut, NY World's Fair Poster Artist

"Bedouin, " Striking Art Deco Painting by Stahlhut, NY World's Fair Poster Artist

Located in Philadelphia, PA

He also did important work in the Art Deco period, including a poster for the 1939-40 World's Fair in New York, which provided a dizzying, high-level view of the fair's location in m...

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Yuma (Vanished Dreams), Native American 1939 Indian Portrait Drawing
Yuma (Vanished Dreams), Native American 1939 Indian Portrait Drawing

Yuma (Vanished Dreams), Native American 1939 Indian Portrait Drawing

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

His ceiling mural was awarded the Grand Prix at the International "Art and Technique" in Paris. In 1939 Cybis and his wife, Marja, an accomplished artist in her own right came to th...

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1930s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Conté

Apache (Image Makers) Native American 1939 Indian Portrait Drawing
Apache (Image Makers) Native American 1939 Indian Portrait Drawing

Apache (Image Makers) Native American 1939 Indian Portrait Drawing

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

His ceiling mural was awarded the Grand Prix at the International "Art and Technique" in Paris. In 1939 Cybis and his wife, Marja, an accomplished artist in her own right came to th...

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1930s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Conté

Comanche (Indomitable Spirit) Native American 1939 Indian Portrait Drawing
Comanche (Indomitable Spirit) Native American 1939 Indian Portrait Drawing

Comanche (Indomitable Spirit) Native American 1939 Indian Portrait Drawing

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

His ceiling mural was awarded the Grand Prix at the International "Art and Technique" in Paris. In 1939 Cybis and his wife, Marja, an accomplished artist in her own right came to th...

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1930s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Conté

Mother and Child Native American 1939 Indian Portrait Drawing
Mother and Child Native American 1939 Indian Portrait Drawing

Mother and Child Native American 1939 Indian Portrait Drawing

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

His ceiling mural was awarded the Grand Prix at the International "Art and Technique" in Paris. In 1939 Cybis and his wife, Marja, an accomplished artist in her own right came to th...

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1930s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Conté

Taos (Timeless Ritual) Native American 1939 Indian Portrait Drawing
Taos (Timeless Ritual) Native American 1939 Indian Portrait Drawing

Taos (Timeless Ritual) Native American 1939 Indian Portrait Drawing

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

His ceiling mural was awarded the Grand Prix at the International "Art and Technique" in Paris. In 1939 Cybis and his wife, Marja, an accomplished artist in her own right came to th...

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1930s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Conté

Autumn Color
Autumn Color

Autumn Color

Located in North Clarendon, VT

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...

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1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

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...

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1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"The Return of Timothy Pickering, " WPA Mural Study Painting, 1939
"The Return of Timothy Pickering, " WPA Mural Study Painting, 1939

"The Return of Timothy Pickering, " WPA Mural Study Painting, 1939

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Beck was an important muralist at this time and was also selected to do a series of murals for the 1939-1940, New York World's Fair.

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Moody Old New York at Night  - Entrance to the El
Moody Old New York at Night  - Entrance to the El

Moody Old New York at Night - Entrance to the El

Located in Miami, FL

Eugene Camille Fitsch paints a quick and loose impression of Old New York at night. In the foreground, we see people entering the El and some standing in front of a Newsstand. The ...

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1930s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Vintage Cruise Travel Poster USSR Voyage Into A New World Intourist
Original Vintage Cruise Travel Poster USSR Voyage Into A New World Intourist

Original Vintage Cruise Travel Poster USSR Voyage Into A New World Intourist

By Nikolai Zhukov

Located in London, GB

Original vintage cruise ship travel poster designed by the notable Soviet artist Nikolai Zhukov (1908-1973) featuring a great image of an ocean liner sailing into the distance with t...

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Vintage 1930s Russian Posters

Materials

Paper

Art Deco Articulating Desk Lamp. 1939 NYWF Rare Simulated Metal Leather
Art Deco Articulating Desk Lamp. 1939 NYWF Rare Simulated Metal Leather

Art Deco Articulating Desk Lamp. 1939 NYWF Rare Simulated Metal Leather

By Donald Deskey

Located in Peoria, AZ

Art Deco Metal & Brass Articulating Desk Lamp With Faux Leather Enamel Circa 1939 At the time of the New York World's Fair of 1939, designers architects and engineers were all insp...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps

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Metal

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1939 New York World Fair - Atherton
1939 New York World Fair - Atherton

1939 New York World Fair - Atherton

Unavailable

H 30 in W 19.5 in

1939 New York World Fair - Atherton

By John Atherton

Located in Montreal, QU

According to Sullivan Goss, John Atherton’s commercial and illustrative work was characterized by strong draftsmanship and precise composition. Atherton had no shame in blurring the...

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Vintage 1930s American Posters

Materials

Lithograph

Photograph of New York City's World's Fair, 1939
Photograph of New York City's World's Fair, 1939

Photograph of New York City's World's Fair, 1939

Unavailable

H 19 in W 15 in D 2 in

Photograph of New York City's World's Fair, 1939

Located in Chicago, IL

This is a rare photograph of the New York World's by day. Photograph dimensions are 7.25" X 9.25".

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Vintage 1930s American Photography

Selection of Framed Original 1939 New York World's Fair Photos
Selection of Framed Original 1939 New York World's Fair Photos

Selection of Framed Original 1939 New York World's Fair Photos

By Acme Photo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

These great original 1939 New York World's Fair photographs were official published publicity photos taken by the Acme Photo Company in 1939 and 1940.

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20th Century American Photography

Materials

Other

Art Deco 1939 New York World's Fair Collectibles Only Poster Available
Art Deco 1939 New York World's Fair Collectibles Only Poster Available

Art Deco 1939 New York World's Fair Collectibles Only Poster Available

Located in Dallas, TX

Art Deco 1939 New York World's Fair collectibles only poster available Rare original laminated counter advertising placard.

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Paper

Mauboussin 1939 New York World’s Fair Multicolored Sapphire Fish Brooch
Mauboussin 1939 New York World’s Fair Multicolored Sapphire Fish Brooch

Mauboussin 1939 New York World’s Fair Multicolored Sapphire Fish Brooch

By Mauboussin

Located in Greenwich, CT

This fish motif brooch was an iconic 1939 New York World’s Fair Norman Bel Geddes design.

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Mid-20th Century French Retro Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum

Art Deco Machine Age Heroic - Style USSR Ephemera 1939 New York World's Fair
Art Deco Machine Age Heroic - Style USSR Ephemera 1939 New York World's Fair

Art Deco Machine Age Heroic - Style USSR Ephemera 1939 New York World's Fair

Located in Dallas, TX

Art Deco Machine Age Heroic USSR Ephemera 1939 New York World's Fair Supreme Supremacist Symbolism, from Russia.

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Vintage 1930s Russian Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Paper

New York World's Fair, Harper's Bazaar

New York World's Fair, Harper's Bazaar

By Martin Munkacsi

Located in New York, NY

Working under Carmel Snow of Harper's Bazaar, Hungarian photographer Martin Munkacsi began photographing fashion models in action, breaking the static studio mold and setting a prec...

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1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

1939 Commemorative New York World Fair Charm with Diamond, Ruby, and Black Onyx
1939 Commemorative New York World Fair Charm with Diamond, Ruby, and Black Onyx

1939 Commemorative New York World Fair Charm with Diamond, Ruby, and Black Onyx

Located in Dallas, TX

The 1939 World Fair was an international event featuring cultural and technological exhibitions from 60+ countries around the world.

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco More Jewelry

Materials

Diamond, Onyx, Ruby, Platinum

Trio Original 1940 New York Worlds Fair Stylin' Administrative Jackets
Trio Original 1940 New York Worlds Fair Stylin' Administrative Jackets

Trio Original 1940 New York Worlds Fair Stylin' Administrative Jackets

By Caleb V. Smith & Son

Located in Dallas, TX

This is a great Historical thing. Heavy cotton-twill khaki jackets with felted-cotton and silk ribbon trim, orange catalin Trylon & Perisphere buttons, partial silk/rayon inner lini...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Quilts and Blankets

Machine Age Art Deco New York World's Fair Silver Plate Trivets by Reed & Barton
Machine Age Art Deco New York World's Fair Silver Plate Trivets by Reed & Barton

Machine Age Art Deco New York World's Fair Silver Plate Trivets by Reed & Barton

By Reed & Barton

Located in Dallas, TX

Machine Age Art Deco, New York World's fair silver plate trivets by Reed & Barton Two rare individual serving trivets by Reed & Barton. Featuring incised examples of the Trylon ...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Platters and Serveware

Materials

Silver Plate

"Verve: The French Review of Art", No's 5-6: 1939 the World's Fair Review
"Verve: The French Review of Art", No's 5-6: 1939 the World's Fair Review

"Verve: The French Review of Art", No's 5-6: 1939 the World's Fair Review

By Verve

Located in Holmfirth, GB

220 Portraits by the Greatest Artists from the 11th to the 20th century. First printing (American edition). Hardcover. Special double issue of this iconic French art journal especial...

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Vintage 1930s French Beaux Arts Books

Materials

Paper

Ellis Ave. Chicago Worlds Fair 1933-34 - G.M.BLDG.
Ellis Ave. Chicago Worlds Fair 1933-34 - G.M.BLDG.

Ellis Ave. Chicago Worlds Fair 1933-34 - G.M.BLDG.

By Franklin Van Court

Located in Chicago, IL

Chicago modernist painter, Franklin Van Court paints a moment of the Century of Progress during the Chicago Worlds Fair. Van Court was born and raised in Chicago and later studied a...

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1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Bronze Sculpture of Augustus John by Barney Seale, 1937
Bronze Sculpture of Augustus John by Barney Seale, 1937

Bronze Sculpture of Augustus John by Barney Seale, 1937

Unavailable

H 11.82 in W 11.03 in D 9.85 in

Bronze Sculpture of Augustus John by Barney Seale, 1937

Located in Bodicote, Oxfordshire

These included a thirty-eight foot high group of a man, woman and child that surmounted the British Pavilion at the Empire Exhibition, Glasgow, 1938 and a sixteen foot long Royal Lio...

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Vintage 1930s English Busts

Materials

Bronze

Original Vintage Cruise Travel Poster USSR Voyage Into A New World Intourist
Original Vintage Cruise Travel Poster USSR Voyage Into A New World Intourist

Original Vintage Cruise Travel Poster USSR Voyage Into A New World Intourist

By Nikolai Zhukov

Located in London, GB

Original vintage cruise ship travel poster designed by the notable Soviet artist Nikolai Zhukov (1908-1973) featuring a great image of an ocean liner sailing into the distance with t...

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1930s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Electrically Amplified Piano 1939 Story and Clark by John Vassos
Electrically Amplified Piano 1939 Story and Clark by John Vassos

Electrically Amplified Piano 1939 Story and Clark by John Vassos

By John Vassos, RCA

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Introduced to the world in the RCA Building of the 1939 New York World's Fair, this the first electrically amplified piano, was a calaboration between RCA and Story and Clark.

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20th Century American Musical Instruments

Materials

Walnut, Leather

Modernist 1939 Oil Painting of Girl and her Dog by American Artist Nura Ulreich
Modernist 1939 Oil Painting of Girl and her Dog by American Artist Nura Ulreich

Modernist 1939 Oil Painting of Girl and her Dog by American Artist Nura Ulreich

By Nura Ulreich

Located in Atlanta, GA

She attended the Kansas City Art Institute, the Art Students League in New York City, and the Chicago Academy of Fine Art.

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Untitled (New Mexico Church)
Untitled (New Mexico Church)

Untitled (New Mexico Church)

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Skeele had a solo show at the Dudensing Gallery, New York, in 1931; and her solo exhibitions in California during the early 1930s included the Little Studio-Gallery, Monrovia; Univer...

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20th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Circus Workers

Albert GoldCircus Workers, 1939

Unavailable

H 19.5 in W 25.5 in

Circus Workers

By Albert Gold

Located in New York, NY

He became a regular exhibitor there, as well as at other major national shows. He exhibited at the New York World’s Fair in 1939. In 1942, he was awarded the Prix de Rome by the Am...

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1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

"Vilstol 36" Lounge Chair by Bruno Mathsson
"Vilstol 36" Lounge Chair by Bruno Mathsson

"Vilstol 36" Lounge Chair by Bruno Mathsson

Unavailable

H 30.32 in W 20.08 in D 41.34 in

"Vilstol 36" Lounge Chair by Bruno Mathsson

By Firma Karl Mathsson, Bruno Mathsson

Located in Borås, SE

He continued to gain attention at the Paris Expo the year later where he was discovered by the Museum of Modern Art in New York who ordered his furniture 1938. Mathssons work was als...

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Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech

Rare Hand-Carved and Hand-Adzed WPA Period Trastero from New Mexico
Rare Hand-Carved and Hand-Adzed WPA Period Trastero from New Mexico

Rare Hand-Carved and Hand-Adzed WPA Period Trastero from New Mexico

Located in San Francisco, CA

An upholstered chair with colcha-style embroidery by one of Lucero’s students, Domingo Tejada, was displayed at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York. George Segura was a driving force b...

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Early 20th Century American Cabinets

Materials

Cedar

UNTITLED Portrait by Contemporary Artist Xavier Amiama

UNTITLED Portrait by Contemporary Artist Xavier Amiama

By Xavier Amiama

Located in Haverstraw, NY

He encouraged Pétion Savain to participate in the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Amiama was among the original members of the Art Center and participated in several of its group exhibit...

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Mid-19th Century Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

UNTITLED #8MFN

Xavier AmiamaUNTITLED #8MFN, 1938

Unavailable

H 10 in W 8 in

UNTITLED #8MFN

By Xavier Amiama

Located in Haverstraw, NY

He encouraged Pétion Savain to participate in the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Amiama was among the original members of the Art Center and participated in several of its group exhibit...

Category

1930s Outsider Art Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Crayon

Still Life with Pine Cones, Maine

Still Life with Pine Cones, Maine

By Peppino Mangravite

Located in New York, NY

In 1938 he was invited to exhibit at the Venice Biennale in Italy. In 1939 he exhibited at the New York World’s Fair and the Golden Gate Exposition, taking prizes at both.

Category

1930s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tiffany & Co. / Albert Barney American Art Deco sterling demitasse pot 1936
Tiffany & Co. / Albert Barney American Art Deco sterling demitasse pot 1936

Tiffany & Co. / Albert Barney American Art Deco sterling demitasse pot 1936

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in New York, NY

Moore, designer), 5 GILLS For a related modernist service and information about Century Modern silver exhibited at the 1939 New York World’s Fair see: Tiffany Silver, Charles H.

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Dupagne "Woman on a Piroque" Belgian Bronze Africanist Sculpture, circa 1940
Dupagne "Woman on a Piroque" Belgian Bronze Africanist Sculpture, circa 1940

Dupagne "Woman on a Piroque" Belgian Bronze Africanist Sculpture, circa 1940

By Arthur Dupagne

Located in Paris, FR

This discovery inspired him to monumental sculptures which yielded him numerous assigments, including the World Exhibition in Paris in 1938, New York in 1939 and the World Fair in Br...

Category

Vintage 1930s Belgian Art Deco Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia at His Desk
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia at His Desk

Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia at His Desk

By Peggy Bacon

Located in New York, NY

A caricature portrait by Peggy Bacon of Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia of New York in profile, perched on edge of office armchair looking through papers on his heavy Regency type desk. P...

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1930s Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Head of a Man
Head of a Man

Nina SaemundssonHead of a Man, Circa 1935

Unavailable

H 14.5 in W 7.5 in D 8.5 in

Head of a Man

By Nina Saemundsson

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Another Saemundsson sculpture of Erikson, a full figure standing on the bow of a Viking ship, was installed in Erikson's birthplace in Eiriksstadir, Iceland in 2000 to mark the mille...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Norman Bel Geddes Art Deco Streamline Medal 25th anniversary of GM 1933
Norman Bel Geddes Art Deco Streamline Medal 25th anniversary of GM 1933

Norman Bel Geddes Art Deco Streamline Medal 25th anniversary of GM 1933

By Norman Bel Geddes

Located in New York, NY

Norman Bel Geddes was trained as a theatrical set designer but best known for another project for General Motors, the Futurama exhibition at the 1939 New York World's Fair. This exhi...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Bronze

Sun Image
Sun Image

Jerre H. MurrySun Image, 1936

Unavailable

H 40 in W 34.5 in

Sun Image

By Jerre H. Murry

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Murry also created a mural for the Post Office in Boise, Idaho, and a petrachrome mural for Glendale Junior College. In 1939, Murry’s work was exhibited at the Golden Gate Internat...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Armin Hansen, Floral Still Life, American Impressionist Oil Painting circa 1930s
Armin Hansen, Floral Still Life, American Impressionist Oil Painting circa 1930s

Armin Hansen, Floral Still Life, American Impressionist Oil Painting circa 1930s

By Armin Hansen

Located in Santa Monica, CA

This work is an original painting by Early California Impressionist Armin Carl Hansen (1886 - 1957), Oil on canvas, 22 x 18 inches Unframed, 25 x 28 1/2 Framed, hand-carved Gold Leaf...

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1930s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Dame dans un intérieur"
"Dame dans un intérieur"

Maurice Micha"Dame dans un intérieur", 1916

Unavailable

H 41.34 in W 24.81 in D 1.97 in

"Dame dans un intérieur"

By Maurice Micha

Located in Antwerp, BE

Painter of landscapes , genre scenes, figures, stil lives and frescos. Exhibited at the World fair in New York in 1939. Works in the Museum of Elsene (Brussels) Original woods carved...

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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Raymond Granville Barger, American Abstract Bronze Sculpture
Raymond Granville Barger, American Abstract Bronze Sculpture

Raymond Granville Barger, American Abstract Bronze Sculpture

By Raymond Granville Barger

Located in New York, NY

Barger exhbited two sculptures at the 1939 New York Worlds Fair. Amongst his notable monumental works are Fantasia at the Metropolitan Oval Fountain in the Bronx and Transition now ...

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Vintage 1970s American Abstract Sculptures

Figures of Night, Two Male Figures from No. 385 Flying with Clouds

Figures of Night, Two Male Figures from No. 385 Flying with Clouds

By Paul Manship

Located in New York, NY

Lifetime cast Provenance The Artist Private Collection, Massachusets A bronze maquette from the artist’s study for the four allegorical figures, representing Morning, Day, E...

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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Abstract by Henry Kallem
Abstract by Henry Kallem

Abstract by Henry Kallem

Unavailable

H 30 in W 40 in

Abstract by Henry Kallem

By Henry Kallem

Located in San Francisco, CA

Kallem exhibited widely including at the Pennsylvania Academy, the 1939 New York World's Fair, and the Pepsi Cola Exhibition of 1947 where he won first prize.

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Lisa Johansson-Pape Floor Lamp, Finland, 1950s
Lisa Johansson-Pape Floor Lamp, Finland, 1950s

Lisa Johansson-Pape Floor Lamp, Finland, 1950s

By Lisa Johansson-Pape

Located in Salzburg, Austria

She represented Finland in many international exhibitions since the 1930s. At the New York World's Fair of 1939, she carried out part of the interior design of the Finland department...

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Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Set of 3 Framed Black and White Coney Island Photographs, Leonard Lewis, 1999
Set of 3 Framed Black and White Coney Island Photographs, Leonard Lewis, 1999

Set of 3 Framed Black and White Coney Island Photographs, Leonard Lewis, 1999

Located in New York, NY

The Parachute Jump is a 250-foot-tall open-frame steel tower built in 1939 for the New York World’s Fair at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park and was the tallest structure at the fair.

Category

1990s American Photography

Materials

Paper

Pair of Glass Chairs in the Manner of Louis Dierra
Pair of Glass Chairs in the Manner of Louis Dierra

Pair of Glass Chairs in the Manner of Louis Dierra

Unavailable

H 29 in W 22.25 in D 18.5 in

Pair of Glass Chairs in the Manner of Louis Dierra

By Louis Dierra, Pittsburg Plate Glass

Located in Providence, RI

Pair of plate glass chairs in the manner of the chair that Louis Dierra designed for the Glass Center Pavillon at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York, that were manufactured by the Pit...

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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Glass

Henry Kallem, American  Abstract landscape, American 1912-1985
Henry Kallem, American  Abstract landscape, American 1912-1985

Henry Kallem, American Abstract landscape, American 1912-1985

By Henry Kallem

Located in Hallowell, ME

He was a member of the National Society of Painters in Casein and exhibited widely including at the Pennsylvania Academy, the 1939 New York World's Fair, and the Pepsi Cola Exhibitio...

Category

1920s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pair of Lisa Johansson-Pape Ceiling Lamps 'b'
Pair of Lisa Johansson-Pape Ceiling Lamps 'b'

Pair of Lisa Johansson-Pape Ceiling Lamps 'b'

Unavailable

H 82.68 in Dm 23.63 in

Pair of Lisa Johansson-Pape Ceiling Lamps 'b'

By Lisa Johansson-Pape, Orno Oy

Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE

Her work was presented in New York’s World Fair of 1939 and the Milan Triennale, where she won an award in 1951.

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Opal, Brass

The Jury
The Jury

Mervin JulesThe Jury, c. 1940's

Unavailable

H 14 in W 15.25 in

The Jury

By Mervin Jules

Located in Concord, MA

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,...

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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

UNTITLED #3MFN

Xavier AmiamaUNTITLED #3MFN, 1945

Unavailable

H 8.5 in W 5 in

UNTITLED #3MFN

By Xavier Amiama

Located in Haverstraw, NY

He encouraged Pétion Savain to participate in the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Amiama was among the original members of the Art Center and participated in several of its group exhibit...

Category

Mid-19th Century Outsider Art Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

UNTITLED #9MFN

Xavier AmiamaUNTITLED #9MFN, 1944

Unavailable

H 10 in W 8 in

UNTITLED #9MFN

By Xavier Amiama

Located in Haverstraw, NY

He encouraged Pétion Savain to participate in the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Amiama was among the original members of the Art Center and participated in several of its group exhibit...

Category

1940s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Crayon

UNTITLED #4MFN

Xavier AmiamaUNTITLED #4MFN, 1938

Unavailable

H 10 in W 8 in

UNTITLED #4MFN

By Xavier Amiama

Located in Haverstraw, NY

He encouraged Pétion Savain to participate in the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Amiama was among the original members of the Art Center and participated in several of its group exhibit...

Category

Mid-20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Crayon, Ink

UNTITLED #7MFN

Xavier AmiamaUNTITLED #7MFN, 1948

Unavailable

H 10 in W 8 in

UNTITLED #7MFN

By Xavier Amiama

Located in Haverstraw, NY

He encouraged Pétion Savain to participate in the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Amiama was among the original members of the Art Center and participated in several of its group exhibit...

Category

Mid-20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Crayon

UNTITLED #26MFN

Xavier AmiamaUNTITLED #26MFN, 1915

Unavailable

H 11 in W 8 in

UNTITLED #26MFN

By Xavier Amiama

Located in Haverstraw, NY

He encouraged Pétion Savain to participate in the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Amiama was among the original members of the Art Center and participated in several of its group exhibit...

Category

1910s Outsider Art Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

UNTITLED Portrait by Contemporary Artist Xavier Amiama

UNTITLED Portrait by Contemporary Artist Xavier Amiama

By Xavier Amiama

Located in Haverstraw, NY

He encouraged Pétion Savain to participate in the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Amiama was among the original members of the Art Center and participated in several of its group exhibit...

Category

Mid-19th Century Outsider Art Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Crayon

UNTITLED #5MFN

Xavier AmiamaUNTITLED #5MFN, 1948

Unavailable

H 10 in W 8 in

UNTITLED #5MFN

By Xavier Amiama

Located in Haverstraw, NY

He encouraged Pétion Savain to participate in the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Amiama was among the original members of the Art Center and participated in several of its group exhibit...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

UNTITLED #27MFN

Xavier AmiamaUNTITLED #27MFN, 1937

Unavailable

H 11 in W 8.5 in

UNTITLED #27MFN

By Xavier Amiama

Located in Haverstraw, NY

He encouraged Pétion Savain to participate in the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Amiama was among the original members of the Art Center and participated in several of its group exhibit...

Category

Mid-19th Century Outsider Art Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Men of Steel

Samuel MargoliesMen of Steel, 1941

Unavailable

H 13.75 in W 11.63 in

Men of Steel

By Samuel Margolies

Located in Wellesley, MA

Margolies exhibited at the New York World's Fair in 1939, Mineola N. Y. State Fair, 1935 (prize); and the Queensboro Society of Allied Arts and Crafts in 1936 (prizes) and 1937 (priz...

Category

1940s Realist More Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Lumen Martin Winter, “Burgomeester’s Joke”, Large Oil Painting, Early 1950s
Lumen Martin Winter, “Burgomeester’s Joke”, Large Oil Painting, Early 1950s

Lumen Martin Winter, “Burgomeester’s Joke”, Large Oil Painting, Early 1950s

By Lumen Martin Winter

Located in San Francisco, CA

Jacob Ruppert, Sr. was a notable brewer in turn-of-the-century New York, and his son, Jacob Ruppert, Jr. was an important brewer, businessman, and politician who represented New York...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Dutch Colonial Paintings

Materials

Brass

Pair of Lisa Johansson-Pape Ceiling Lamps 'a'
Pair of Lisa Johansson-Pape Ceiling Lamps 'a'

Pair of Lisa Johansson-Pape Ceiling Lamps 'a'

Unavailable

H 82.68 in Dm 23.63 in

Pair of Lisa Johansson-Pape Ceiling Lamps 'a'

By Lisa Johansson-Pape, Orno Oy

Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE

Her work was presented in New York’s World Fair of 1939 and the Milan Triennale, where she won an award in 1951.

Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Opal, Brass

Around East River
Around East River

Maurice KishAround East River, circa 1940s

Unavailable

H 20.5 in W 24.5 in

Around East River

By Maurice Kish

Located in Los Angeles, CA

He exhibited at several galleries over a period of three decades including such distinguished galleries as the National Academy of Design, the Corcoran Gallery, the Pennsylvania Acad...

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Midcentury Sarsparilla Co. Airplane Lamp Light
Midcentury Sarsparilla Co. Airplane Lamp Light

Midcentury Sarsparilla Co. Airplane Lamp Light

Unavailable

H 12.21 in W 13.39 in D 13 in

Midcentury Sarsparilla Co. Airplane Lamp Light

Located in Daylesford, Victoria

Believed to be based on the DC-3 Aeroplane designed in 1933 which was one of the main features of the New York World’s Fair in 1939, as it was the main carrier of passengers attendin...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Afternoon Shadows

Afternoon Shadows

By Peppino Mangravite

Located in New York, NY

In 1938 he was invited to exhibit at the Venice Biennale in Italy. In 1939 he exhibited at the New York World’s Fair and the Golden Gate Exposition, taking prizes at both.

Category

1920s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

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Rose and Table Still Life

Rose and Table Still Life

By Peppino Mangravite

Located in New York, NY

In 1938 he was invited to exhibit at the Venice Biennale in Italy. In 1939 he exhibited at the New York World’s Fair and the Golden Gate Exposition, taking prizes at both.

Category

1920s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Painting Vermont

Painting Vermont

By Henry Ernst Schnakenberg

Located in New York, NY

Kraushaar Galleries in New York City. He also exhibited at the New York’s World Fair in 1939, along with his teacher and mentor Kenneth Hayes Miller.

Category

1940s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Located in London, GB

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