Advertising Poster, "In 1939 The New York World's Fair"
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This poster encouraged travelers to choose the 1939-40 New York World's Fair as a vacation destination. This poster's streamlined graphic style--in which the fair's symbols, the Trylon and Perisphere are highlighted--reinforces the fair's hoped-for vision of an optimistic future in a "frictionless" American society.
This poster encouraged travelers to choose the 1939-40 New York World's Fair as a vacation destination. This poster's streamlined graphic style--in which the fair's symbols, the Trylon and Perisphere are highlighted--reinforces the fair's hoped-for vision of an optimistic future in a "frictionless" American society.
Artifact
Poster
Date Made
1937
Subject Date
1939
Creators
Keywords
United States, New York, New York
Fireworks (Explosive equipment)
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
86.15.5.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Glass (Material)
Wood (Plant Material)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 45.5 in (Frame height)
Width: 33.5 in (Frame width)
Inscriptions
at top: In 1939 across bottom: THE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR bottom, lower right corner: COPYRIGHT 1937, NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1939 INCORPORATED.
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