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1933 World
s Fair Pendant 14 Karat Gold
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A gold pendant commemorating the 1933 Chicago World's Fair
One side depicting the newest
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Materials
14k Gold
Witold Gordon Gouache, Bowling Alley, Vanity Fair
By Witold Gordon 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
in Vanity Fair magazine in July 1934 under the banner “New York Shops You Never See.” Framed to 9
Category
Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Lilian Swann Saarinen
Woman Playing Accordion
Bronze Sculpture, circa 1939
Located in Astoria, NY
‘Night’, exhibited at the World’s Fair in 1939, which depicts the panther Bagheera from Rudyard Kipling's
Category
Mid-20th Century American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Extraordinary Art Deco Painting of World
s Fair Hall, Rosenfeld
By Arthur Rossfield
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This dramatic view of a World's Fair hall leading to an exhibit area, probably from the 1939-40 New
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
An Original Miguel Covarrubias Drawing for Vanity Fair Magazine
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Original ink wash illustration by Miguel Covarrubias (1902-1957), done for Vanity Fair magazine in
Category
Vintage 1930s American Drawings
Original Vintage World
s Fair Poster 1937 Exposition Internationale Paris France
Located in London, GB
World's Fair / Exposition Internationale held in Paris France featuring a great design in the red, white
Category
Vintage 1930s French Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Exposicao Colonial Exhibition Porto World Fair Portugal
Located in London, GB
Porto Portugal in 1934, a world fair showcasing Portugal's colonies in Africa and Asia with the exhibits
Category
Vintage 1930s Portuguese Posters
Materials
Paper
Lake Erie Skyline Expo Sketch Tryptic, World
s Fair, Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Great Lakes Exposition (World's Fair)
Gouache on paper
Signed lower left
14.5 × 39 inches
24.5 x 48
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Original Poster By L Cappiello For The 1937 World Fair Exposition Internationale
By Leonetto Cappiello
Located in London, GB
the 1937 World's Fair / Exposition Internationale held in Paris, France. Great design in the red
Category
Vintage 1930s French Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Paris 1937 World Fair Villemot Bouissoud Art Deco
By Bernard Villemot
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for the World's Fair in Paris May-November 1937
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Norman Bel Geddes Pair of Modern Lounge Chairs, USA, 1939
By Norman Bel Geddes
Located in Norwalk, CT
Reportedly introduced at GM's "Futurama" exhibit at the 1939 World's Fair, this is an extraordinary
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Axel Larsson (attr.) Swedish Modern Armchair, Sweden 1940s
By Axel Larsson
Located in Utrecht, NL
actually coined by a critic at the 1939 Fair to describe Sweden's interior display. It also describes
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Wood
Mountain Panorama (Colorado Springs, Colorado), Vintage Watercolor Landscape
By David Fredenthal
Located in Denver, CO
Heinz Building’s Sports Pavilion at the New York World Fair in 1939. Under the Treasury Section he
Category
1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Streamline DC-3 Airplane Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
lines. The airplane features a cobalt glass body. The lamp was originally sold at the 1939 World's Fair
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Art Deco Machine Age "Polaroid" Desk Lamp by Walter Dorwin Teague
By Polaroid Corporation, Walter Dorwin Teague
Located in New York, NY
on to design pavilions for the 1939 New York World’s Fair, as well as rail coaches, automobiles
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Madonna of the Picture, 1930s Framed Figural Devotional New Mexico Oil Painting
By Howard Schleeter
Located in Denver, CO
Mexico
Exhibited: Kansas Art Institute, 1936-1938; New Mexico State Fair, 1939 (prize); New Mexico Art
Category
1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Repose
By Victor Michail Arnautoff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
), 1935; GGIE, 1939; NY World's Fair, 1939. In: SFMA. Murals: Linden and College Station (TX) Post Offices
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Male Nude from Rear, " 1930s Oil Painting by Muriel Walcoff
By Muriel Walcoff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
painted in the 1930s by Muriel Walcoff, who exhibited at the 1939 World's Fair in New York and the
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Materials
Board
Two Headless young figures in a wooded landscape with a clearing in the distance
By Witold Gordon
Located in Fairlawn, OH
World’s Fair in 1939. A series of 35 gouaches was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in February of
Category
1930s Landscape Photography
Materials
Mixed Media
"Andromeda
Perseus, " Pair of Art Deco Plaques by Derujinsky
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, and the "Europa and the Bull" fountain group created for the 1939 New York World's Fair. This pair of
Category
Vintage 1930s American Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
"Undersea, " Brilliantly-Hued Art Deco Painting by Mahoney
Located in Philadelphia, PA
World's Fair in 1939 and 1940. His surviving work includes a mural in the famed Texas Fair Park in Dallas
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
“Park Scenes with Figures” by Esther Williams
By Esther Williams
Located in Sheffield, MA
; Golden Gate Exposition, 1939; World Fair New York 1939; Cincinnati Art Museum, 1940-41; Toledo Museum of
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Repose
By Victor Mikail Arnautoff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
), 1935; GGIE, 1939; NY World's Fair, 1939. In: SFMA. Murals: Linden and College Station (TX) Post Offices
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Summer Concert
By Mervin Jules
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, 1943, 1948-50; Museum of Modern Art, 1941 (prize); "World's Fair, New York", 1939; Golden Gate
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Texas Hill Country"
Located in San Antonio, TX
);
Annual Exhibition of the State Fair of Texas, Dallas (1929, 1939);
San Angelo (1929 prize);
Southern
Category
1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Rag Pickers" NYC Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Figurative Realism
Located in New York, NY
, 1932
Midtown Gallery, 1934, 1936
Corcoran Gallery of Art
World's Fair, New York, 1939
Springfield Art
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Floating Man, " Important Art Deco Painting with Nude Male by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the post office in Danvers, Massachusetts, and a series of murals for the 1939-1940 New York World's
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Panther striding upwards / - The powerful elegance of animalism -
Located in Berlin, DE
New York (1939) World's Fairs. Dupagne was awarded the Ordre de la Couronne in 1940 and the
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early Model 611 Chair, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930s
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Library, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939
Category
Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Birch
Thirst
By Karoly Fulop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Philadelphia Public Library.
Fulop won an award at the New York World's Fair in 1939, the Mr. and Mrs. Irving
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$3,500
"Male Nude with Cocked Pelvis, " Superb 1930s Drawing by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
office in Danvers, Massachusetts, and a series of murals for the 1939-1940, New York World's Fair, among
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
Set of Three Lily Candle Sticks Ivar Alenius Björk for Ystad Metall Sweden 1940s
By Ivar Ålenius Björk, Ystad-Metall
Located in Basel, BS
vase, designed in 1939 for the Scandinavian Pavillon of the 1939 New York World‘s Fair.
The Lily
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Neighborhood Texaco Station
By Gerrit Sinclair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
”Spring in Wisconsin” was exhibited at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York. Gerrit V. Sinclair died in
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"American Indians and Spanish Explorers, " Design for Art Deco Decoration
Located in Philadelphia, PA
murals for the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, a WPA mural for the post office in Danvers, Massachusetts
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gouache
"Strike, " Important Mural Study by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
series of murals for the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, and a number of private commissions.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Graphite, Paper
Girl with Guitar
By Michael Lenson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jersey and soon painted murals for the New Jersey Pavilion of the 1939 World’s Fair. By then, Lenson had
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Joseph de la NÉZIÈRE (1873-1944), poster for the Colonial Exhibition, Paris
Located in Paris, FR
designed decorative panels for the ocean liner Normandie and participated in the 1939-1940 World's Fair in
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Grand Lake (Yacht Races, Colorado)
By Arnold Rönnebeck
Located in Denver, CO
American Art, New York (1938); "American Art Today, 1939," New York World's Fair, Queens, New York (1939
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Snowy City Street" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern
Located in New York, NY
Paris Exposition, 1937; World's Fair, New York, 1939; and the Art Institute of Chicago, 1939. His work
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Eaton’s Landing
By Samuel Margolies
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
, his etchings were displayed in the New York World's Fair in 1939. That same year he left the WPA to
Category
1930s American Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Untitled (West Virginia fam valley and blue hills)
By William C. Grauer
Located in Fairlawn, OH
1933 Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago and the 1939 World’s Fair in New York City.
William C
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Model HB96 Chest of Drawers, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas AB
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's
Category
Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
Coffee Table, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930s
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs.
In 1935, Alvar Aalto
Category
Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Birch
Desk made of Mahogany and Walnut Designed by Carl Malmsten, Sweden, 1934
By Carl Malmsten
Located in Stockholm, SE
the New York World Fair in 1939.
Dimensions:
H: 76 cm
L: 170 cm
W: 70 cm
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Job Hunters WPA Depression Era Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
.
Gropper exhibited at the 1939 New York World's Fair, Whitney Museum of American Art (1924-55), Art
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
"AT THE BEACH" 1934 MODERN MASTERPIECE WACO TEXAS BAYLOR UNIVERSITY CHAIRMAN
By Edmund Daniel Kinzinger
Located in San Antonio, TX
World's Fair (1939); Dallas Museum of Fine Arts (1939 and 1942 one-man, 1945, 1971); Golden Gate
Category
1930s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
Model 296 Chest of Drawers, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's
Category
Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch, Paint
LES DANSEUSES
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the most satisfactory piece in the show. At the time of the New York Worlds Fair, in 1939, she
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Third Balcony" WPA American Scene Realism Mid 20th Century Modernism Concert
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
including the Sports Pavilion on the Heinz Building of the New York World's Fair 1939. Some of his fresco
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Rare 1930s Art Deco Art Moderne Black Chrome Coffee Table Attr Wolfgang Hoffmann
By Wolfgang Hoffmann, Howell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare Art Deco or Art Moderne black and chrome coffee table. Very possibly shown in the 1939 Worlds
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
The People
By Arnold Blanch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
World’s Fair, 1939-40, no. 41; (selected) literature: 1) Jena, Jeanette, Paintings of 11 Nations Annual
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early "Crepuscolo" Murano glass vase by Ercole Barovier for Ferro Toso Barovier
By Ferro Toso Barovier, Ercole Barovier
Located in Aachen, DE
, there is a US customs label for that 1939 world fair. The series is also described in Marina Barovier's
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Colorado Gold Dredge, Breckenridge, Signed Black and White Mining Lithograph
By Arnold Rönnebeck
Located in Denver, CO
American Art, New York (1938); "American Art Today, 1939," New York World's Fair, Queens, New York (1939
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Waiting for the Bus in a Blizzard- WPA American Scene 1938 NYC Modernism Realism
By Maurice Kish
Located in New York, NY
the New York World's Fair in 1939, and by 1945 had exhibited 13 times at the National Academy and won
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Brick Layers" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Drawing Men Working
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
New York World's Fair 1939. Some of his fresco and mural techniques were inspired by his friendship
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
Model 60 Stool, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930s
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's
Category
Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch, Paint
Streamline Airplane Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
sold at the 1939 Worlds Fair and has been recently rewired.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Steel
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