Views of the New York World's Fair — 1939
Long Island City, New York: Quality Art Novelty Company, Inc., 1939.
THE WORLD OF TOMORROW — IN PHOTOGRAPHS
A contemporary photographic souvenir of the 1939 New York World's Fair, presenting the architecture, international pavilions, exhibition zones, crowds, and monumental spectacle of one of America's defining world's fairs.
BUILDING THE WORLD OF TOMORROW.
Published during the Fair itself, this large-format photographic souvenir captures both its futuristic architecture and the experience of visiting the exposition. The Trylon and Perisphere dominate the imagery, accompanied by views of Constitution Mall, the Court of Power, Lagoon of Nations, international pavilions, exhibition buildings, fountains, crowds, and transportation.
Particularly effective is the double-page aerial rendering of the entire fairground with Manhattan visible in the distance, presenting the exposition as the planned city of the future its organizers intended it to represent.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: A LARGE-FORMAT FAIR SOUVENIR.
+++ Stapled pictorial wrappers combining aerial photographs of the Fair with a stylized red, white, and blue design incorporating thirteen stars.
+++ Quarto, 9.5 by 12 inches. 48 pages.
+++ Profusely illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs and photographic compositions, many occupying most of the page and several arranged across double-page spreads. Includes views of the British, French, Russian, and Italian pavilions; Constitution Mall; Court of Power; International Zone; Lagoon of Nations; Trylon and Perisphere; and numerous general views of the grounds and crowds.
CONDITION: VERY GOOD. The binding is tight and square. Text and photographs are clean with light, even age-toning. Moderate shelf handling wear to the pictorial wrappers, with rubbing and light edge and corner wear. Approximately 1-inch split at the upper spine, Overall, very well preserved inside and out.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: AMERICA IMAGINES THE FUTURE.
The 1939 New York World's Fair was organized around the theme of the ‘World of Tomorrow,’ presenting modern architecture, industrial design, transportation, consumer technology, and urban planning as expressions of a technologically transformed future.
GENRES: World's Fair Ephemera, Photographic Souvenir, Exposition History, Americana, Architectural Photography, Travel Souvenir
SUBJECTS: 1939 New York World's Fair, World of Tomorrow, Trylon and Perisphere, Flushing Meadows, New York City, World's Fairs, International Exhibitions, Modern Architecture, Industrial Design, American Technology, International Pavilions, Exposition Photography.
Item #22546
Price: $35.00
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