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Floral Still Life
By William Gropper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art.
Gropper exhibited at the 1939 New York World's Fair
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Surprise Package, " Original Color Silkscreen signed by Ruth Grotenrath
By Ruth Grotenrath
Located in Milwaukee, WI
venues ranging from the once important Wisconsin State Fair art building to the buildings of the 1939 New
Category
1950s Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
"Season
s Good Cheer, " original color silkscreen by Ruth Grotenrath
By Ruth Grotenrath
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Wisconsin State Fair art building to the buildings of the 1939 New York World’s Fair.
A quote from the
Category
1950s Landscape Prints
Materials
Screen
"O
Tannenbaum, " Original Color Silkscreen signed by Ruth Grotenrath
By Ruth Grotenrath
Located in Milwaukee, WI
from the once important Wisconsin State Fair art building to the buildings of the 1939 New York World’s
Category
1940s American Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
"Yuletide Silhouette, " Original Color Silkscreen signed by Ruth Grotenrath
By Ruth Grotenrath
Located in Milwaukee, WI
venues ranging from the once important Wisconsin State Fair art building to the buildings of the 1939 New
Category
1950s Expressionist Animal Prints
Materials
Screen
"Yule Dancers, " Original Color Silkscreen signed by Ruth Grotenrath
By Ruth Grotenrath
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Wisconsin State Fair art building to the buildings of the 1939 New York World’s Fair.
A quote from the
Category
1950s Expressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Screen
"Pear
Pomegranate, " original color silkscreen by Ruth Grotenrath
By Ruth Grotenrath
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Wisconsin State Fair art building to the buildings of the 1939 New York World’s Fair.
A quote from the
Category
1950s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Bullfighting by Oscar E. Berninghaus
By Oscar Edmund Berninghaus
Located in New Orleans, LA
Institute of Chicago, the National Academy of Design and the 1939 World’s Fair in New York. He is admired
Category
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rudolph Weisenborn (1879-1974) Abstract Oil on Canvas Circa 1957
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Exhibits Building, A Century of Progress World’s Fair, Chicago 1934-1939 Federal Art Project, easel and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
"Christmas Traditions 30119" Original Color Silkscreen signed by Ruth Grotenrath
By Ruth Grotenrath
Located in Milwaukee, WI
venues ranging from the once important Wisconsin State Fair art building to the buildings of the 1939 New
Category
1950s American Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Triptych by Henry Kallem (American, 1912-1985)
Located in Hanover, MA
in Casein. He exhibited widely, including at the Pennsylvania Academy, the 1939 New York World's Fair
Category
Vintage 1960s American Wall-mounted Sculptures
Abstract
By Roman Chatov
Located in Atlanta, GA
paint murals for the Ford and Palestinian Pavilions at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. One of his most
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist
By Bernard Gussow
Located in Surfside, FL
Fine Arts, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Gallery of Art, and the 1939 New York
Category
1940s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
Neoclassical Gueridon Side Parquetry Tables By Andre’ Arbus For Baker, A Pair
By André Arbus, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Southampton, NJ
tables attracted a steady clientele of some of Paris’s wealthiest. Arbus exhibited at the 1939 World’s
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Gueridon
Materials
Brass
"Still Life with Irises, " signed original gouache painting by Ruth Grotenrath
By Ruth Grotenrath
Located in Milwaukee, WI
venues ranging from the once important Wisconsin State Fair art building to the buildings of the 1939 New
Category
1980s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Rice Paper
Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Samuel Gottscho Garden Flowers Photo NY
By Samuel Gottscho
Located in Surfside, FL
of the New York World's Fair of 1939 1939
Wild-Flower Bounty from a L.I. Bog by Samuel H. Gottscho
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Samuel Gottscho Garden Flowers Photo NY
By Samuel Gottscho
Located in Surfside, FL
of the New York World's Fair of 1939 1939
Wild-Flower Bounty from a L.I. Bog by Samuel H. Gottscho
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Samuel Gottscho Garden Flowers Photo NY
By Samuel Gottscho
Located in Surfside, FL
of the New York World's Fair of 1939 1939
Wild-Flower Bounty from a L.I. Bog by Samuel H. Gottscho
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Star
s Lounge, Josephine Baker
By Emrich Nicholson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
pennants for the 1939 New York World's Fair, earning recognition from New York's Museum of Modern Art. His
Category
1940s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
By Lawrence Kupferman
Located in Surfside, FL
exhibited at the World's Fair (New York, 1939), the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1938), the Whitney
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media
By Lawrence Kupferman
Located in Surfside, FL
World's Fair (New York, 1939), the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1938), the Whitney Museum of
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Mixed Media
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media
By Lawrence Kupferman
Located in Surfside, FL
World's Fair (New York, 1939), the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1938), the Whitney Museum of
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Mixed Media
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Untitled
By Lawrence Kupferman
Located in Surfside, FL
exhibited at the World's Fair (New York, 1939), the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1938), the Whitney
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper
Gilbert Rohde Chest of Drawers for Herman Miller in Birdseye Maple and Mahogany
By Gilbert Rohde, Herman Miller
Located in San Diego, CA
chair made in 1939, and shown at the Rohm and Haas display at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Of the two
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany
Signed Emrich Nicholson Hand Painted Mirrored Screen Estate of Arthur Rubinstein
Located in New York, NY
interior designs.
In 1938, Nicholson was selected to design tapestries, doors, and pennants for the 1939
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Mirror, Paint
“The Circus Performer”
By William Gropper
Located in Southampton, NY
New Masses, The New York Post, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair.
By the late 1920's Gropper was an
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper
Lisa Johansson-Pape Leather and Brass Table Lamp for Orno, Finland 1960s
By Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in Utrecht, NL
-wide fame. Her work was presented in New York’s World Fair of 1939 and the Milan Triennial IX, where
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Summer Afternoon, Taos, New Mexico, 1920s Modern Watercolor Mountain Landscape
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
1920s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Head of Christ" Large Black Figurative Enamel Painting of Jesus Christ
s Face
Located in Houston, TX
of Fine Arts Houston, Texas (honorable mention purchase prize)1939 Texas Paintings (State Fair
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Enamel
Lisa Johansson-Pape Model “2063” Floor Lamp for Stockmann Orno, Finland 1950s
By Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in Utrecht, NL
World Fair of 1939 and the Milan Triennial IX, where she won an award in 1951.
Condition:
In good
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Lisa Johansson-Pape “30-061” Floor Lamp for Stockmann Orno, Finland 1960s
By Stockmann-Orno, Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in Utrecht, NL
World Fair of 1939 and the Milan Triennial IX, where she won an award in 1951.
Condition:
In good
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
“Lata Greven” Pair of Armchairs by Carl Malmsten for AB OH Sjögren, Sweden, 1953
By O.H. Sjögren, Carl Malmsten
Located in Utrecht, NL
Carl Malmsten designed for the New York World Fair 1939. “Break all edges thoroughly”, was a frequent
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Lisa Johansson-Pape "70-016" Flush Mounts for Stockmann, Finland 1950s
By Orno Stockmann, Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in Utrecht, NL
brought her world-wide fame. Her work was presented in New York’s World Fair of 1939 and the Milan
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Brass
Bacchanale - 20th Century, Mythological Figures Dancing in Landscape by Roussel
By Ker Xavier Roussel
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Venice Biennale and 1939 New York World Fair. He featured posthumously in Toulouse-Lautrec and the Nabis
Category
Mid-20th Century Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Three Lisa Johansson-Pape "13-005" Wall Lights for Stockmann Orno, Finland 1950s
By Stockmann-Orno, Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in Utrecht, NL
World Fair of 1939 and the Milan Triennial IX, where she won an award in 1951.
Condition:
In good
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbis WPA Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
Building, and for the France Overseas and Finnish Buildings at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Gross was
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Chaim Gross Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbi Klezmer Music WPA Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
and Finnish Buildings at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Gross was also recognized during these years
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Bronze Modernist Sculpture Portrait, Gertrude Stein by Minna Harkavy WPA Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
displayed at the New York World's Fair of 1939
Gertrude Stein (1874 – 1946) was an American novelist, poet
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Laborers
By Dean Cornwell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
York's General Motors Building, the 1939 World's Fair, the Lincoln Memorial in Redlands, California, and
Category
1910s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rare Belgian Marble Jewish American Modernist Sculpture Chaim Gross Art Deco
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
France Overseas and Finnish Buildings at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Gross was also recognized during
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Bronze Modernist Sculpture Portrait, Leo Stein by Minna Harkavy WPA Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
, Israel
Harkavy's New England Woman, was displayed at the New York World's Fair of 1939
Leo Stein (1872
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Looking Out the Window, Vermont" Kyra Markham, Snowy Winter Landscape, Cat
By Kyra Markham
Located in New York, NY
Inventions at the 1939 World's Fair in New York included 40 dioramas by Markham. During World War II she
Category
1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Large Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Circus Acrobats WPA Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
and Finnish Buildings at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Gross was also recognized during these years
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Rare Chaim Gross Watercolor Painting Manhattan Skyscrapers Train NYC WPA Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
France Overseas and Finnish Buildings at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Gross was also recognized during
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Pair of French Mahogany
Brass Mounted Cabinets in the style of Andre Arbus
By André Arbus
Located in Benington, Herts
.
André Arbus participated in the 1939 World’s Fair in the US, designing the French sections at the Expo
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Hooverville by Day (Colorado), 1940s Signed Oil Landscape Painting Neighborhood
By George Biddle
Located in Denver, CO
, 1927, 1928, 1936; World’s Fair, New York, 1939; Bibliothéque Nationale, Paris, 1918.
Works Held: Art
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
American Woman Artist Modernist Large Oil Painting Cubist Influenced Landscape
By Lena Gurr
Located in Surfside, FL
of Women Artists, and the A.C.A. Gallery. She also showed at the World's Fair (1939), the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Branding Time" Texas Western Regionalist Painting
By Seymour Fogel
Located in San Antonio, TX
WPA Building at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair, a highly controversial mural at the U.S. Post
Category
1940s Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Monumental Waylande Gregory Iron Bird Sculpture
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Atoms was made for the 1939 World’s Fair. It is composed of the four elements, earth, air, fire and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Sculptures
Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism
By William L
Engle
Located in New York, NY
Gallery, Kingore Gallery, and Bodley Gallery and was invited to exhibit his Cement Workers in the 1939
Category
1940s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1939 World
s Fair Airplane Art Deco Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The 1939 World's Fair Airplane Art Deco Lamp captures the essence of that era's innovation and
Category
Vintage 1930s Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
1939 World
s Fair "Saturn" Lamp
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Art Deco, New York World's Fair (1939-1940) beautifully luminescent frosted Glass Saturn Lamp On
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Original Antique Poster Patriotic And Profitable Buy A Military War Loan WWI
Located in London, GB
. Artwork by Рихард Густавович Заррин Richard Gustavovich Zarrin (1969-1939). Fair condition, restored minor
Category
Vintage 1910s Russian Posters
Materials
Paper
J
G Meakin New York Worlds Fair Commemorative Pottery Plate, 1939
By Meakin
Co.
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
George Washington whose 230th anniversary coincided with the opening of the 1939 New York World Fair
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Original Vintage Poster New York World
s Fair 1939 Modernist Trylon Perisphere
Located in London, GB
Original vintage poster for the World Fair held in New York at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park from 30
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster New York World
s Fair 1939 Libertas Roman Goddess Globe
By John Atherton
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for the World Fair event held in New York at the
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Solid Brass Trophy Loving Cup "San Joaquin County Fair" 1939
Located in San Francisco, CA
, 1939. The large brass cup is mounted on pewter column that has been engraved "San Joaquin County Fair
Category
Early 20th Century Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
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