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The New York "Official" 1939 World
s Fair Pictorial Map Created by Tony Sarg
By Tony Sarg
Located in Bristol, CT
1939 World's Fair
Pencil signed: From 'Uncle' Tony, Tong Sarg on right Moon on verso
Art Sz: 11"H x
Category
1930s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
1939, New York Worlds Fair Fan “The Fan of Tomorrow” Trylone and Perisphe
Located in Newfoundland, PA
This is a very rare, extremely unusual original 1939 New York World’s Fair fan. There is a plaque
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal
1939 World’s Fair Light Up Bottle Airplane Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
1939 cobalt blue World's Fair vinaigrette bottle. The 1939 vinaigrette bottle was re-purposed for the
Category
Vintage 1980s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
San Francisco World
s Fair Trojan Horse Bookends by Dodge Inc. c.1939
Located in San Francisco, CA
have bronze plaques attached "Golden Gate International Exposition World's Fair San Francisco in 1939
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Vase by Homer Laughlin China Co. The American Potter. New York Worlds Fair 1939
By Homer Laughlin
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
American Cream-glazed art
pottery ovoid vase.
The American Potter
New York Worlds Fair 1939
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Vases
Materials
Pottery
Industrial Machine Age American Scene WPA Mid 20th Century 1939 SF World
s Fair
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Machine Age American Scene WPA Mid 20th Century 1939 SF World's Fair
HAIG PATIGIAN
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Rare Art Deco/ Art Moderne Black and Chrome Dining Table, 1939 Worlds Fair
By Wolfgang Hoffmann, Howell
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare Art Deco/ Art Moderne black and chrome dining table. Very possibly shown in the 1939 Worlds
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Dining Room Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Art Deco 1939 Kenneth Lynch
Sons World
s Fair NYC Double Cast Iron Moses Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Art Deco 1939 Kenneth Lynch & Sons World's Fair NYC double cast iron Moses Bench. Item features
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Benches
Materials
Wrought Iron
1939 New York Worlds Fair Houze Glass Co. White Frosted "Saturn" Table Lamp
By HouzeX Glass Co.
Located in Bainbridge, NY
New York World's Fair White Planetary Lamp produced by Houze Glass Company. 4.5D step base. With
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
New York World
s Fair.
By Charles Ernest Pont
Located in Plano, TX
New York World's Fair. 1939-40. Watercolor. 19 1/8 x 24. Signed, lower left; dated, titled and
Category
1930s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Louis Icart Fair Dancer Hand Colored Aquatint
By Louis Icart
Located in Montreal, QC
Hand colored aquatint "Fair Dancer" by Louis Icart (plate size 18.75 x 22.25 inches) framed
Louis
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Prints
Materials
Paper
Pictorial Vintage Map of New York City Showing Numerous Landmarks, 1939
Located in Langweer, NL
This pictorial souvenir map focuses on New York City and the site of the 1939 World's Fair. It was
Category
Vintage 1930s Maps
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster See The World
s Fair New York Summer Vacation
Located in London, GB
Trylon and Perisphere structures built for the World Fair in 1939. The World Fair was held in New York at
Category
Vintage 1930s American Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster New York Worlds Fair Binder Art Deco
By Joseph Binder
Located in London, GB
lettering reading: New York World's Fair The World of Tomorrow 1939. Excellent condition, backed on linen.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster New York Worlds Fair Binder Art Deco
By Joseph Binder
Located in London, GB
lettering reading: New York World's Fair The World of Tomorrow 1939. Excellent condition, backed on linen.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
"Fair Fun" by Kurt Hutton
By Kurt Hutton
Located in London, GB
"Fair Fun" by Kurt Hutton
Two young women enjoying themselves on the 'Caterpillar' ride at
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Original Vintage Art Deco Poster New York World
s Fair Ft Modernist Architecture
By Joseph Binder
Located in London, GB
: New York World's Fair The World of Tomorrow 1939. Printed by Grinnell Litho Co. Inc., N.Y.C. Good
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Important 1939 Walnut Art Deco Modern "Dashboard" Desk by Alexis De Sakhnoffsky
By Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky
Located in Lafayette, IN
World's fair.
The desk was manufactured in 1939 by the Red Lion Table Co. of Red Lion, PA. Interestingly
Category
Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
Katherine Hepburn, Vanity Fair, April 1934
Located in London, GB
Original cover of Katherine Hepburn for Vanity Fair, April 1934
The artwork on this piece is by
Category
Vintage 1930s American Posters
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Gilbert Rohde 1933 World
s Fair Nightstand
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Miami, FL
with brushed chrome pulls. Exhibited in the “Design for Living House” at the 1933 Chicago World’s fair.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Night Stands
Materials
Chrome
Original Vintage Poster World
s Fair Paris 1937 Exposition Internationale France
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for the World's Fair in Paris held from May-November
Category
Vintage 1930s French Posters
Materials
Paper
1933 Chicago World
s Fair Century of Progress Framed Souvenir Tapestry
Located in Stamford, CT
Framed 1933 Chicago World's Fair 'A Century of Progress International Exposition' souvenir tapestry
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Wood
Original Vintage Poster Portugal Industries Map World Fair Paris Art Technology
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster promoting the various Portuguese industries for the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne / International Expositio...
Category
Vintage 1930s Portuguese Posters
Materials
Paper
Worlds Fair Chicago 1933 - 1934 Silver
Black Enamel Art Deco Powder Compact
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Chicago’s skyline with the inscription ‘Worlds Fair Chicago 1933 - 1934’. The black enamel is in wonderful
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Vanity Items
Materials
Enamel
Funfair - British Art Deco 1930
s oil painting family portrait children fair
By Ronald E. Brown
Located in Hagley, England
This fantastic Art Deco oil painting is by British artist Ronald E Brown. Painted in 1937 this figurative painting depicts children asking their mother, who is doing the laundry, if ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Vintage Poster For World
s Fair Chicago 1833 A Century Of Progress 1933
Located in London, GB
Original vintage poster for the World's Fair Chicago 1833 A Century of Progress 1933 international
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Cloth Fair - City of London Pre-War English Street Scene Oil on Board Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
depicts a pre-war view down Cloth Fair, close to West Smithfield and St. Bartholomews Hospital, in the
Category
1930s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Recluse
By William Lewis Lester
Located in Dallas, TX
Exposition" in San Francisco (1939-40) and "American Art Today" at the New York World's Fair (1939
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Modernist Mahogany and Glass Cocktail Table Designed by Gilbert Rhode
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Buffalo, NY
the 1939 Worlds Fair. Hand delivery avail to New York City or anywhere en route from Buffalo NY.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
"Diana Keeping Watch, " Important Art Deco Mural Study by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
series of murals he did for the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. All three figures are Classic, stylized
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gouache
American Art Deco Book-Matched Burled Carpathian Elm and Black Lacquer Desk
Located in New York, NY
in a reception area. A version of this desk was used in the "House of the Future," part of the 1939
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Demi-lune Tables
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
"Male Nude with Hand on Hip, " Fine Drawing by Dunbar Beck, WPA Muralist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
was made by Dunbar Beck, famous for his murals at the New York World's Fair in 1939-1940. Beck also
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
"Mining Loader" American Modernism. Watercolor by John Jules Billington
Located in New York, NY
; New York World's Fair, 1939; American Artists Congress, 1940 (prize); Riverside Museum, 1940; San
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Table, 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 Tables
Materials
Birch, Paint
Yeibichai Dancer
By Louis Ribak
Located in Denver, CO
, 1950, 1953; World's Fair, New York, 1939; Golden Gate Exposition, San Francisco, 1939; Corcoran Gallery
Category
1930s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lobsterman
s House
By Stow Wengenroth
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Design. Wengenroth also exhibited his work at the 1939 World’s Fair. All was well received and he was
Category
1930s American Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Marine
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
, including at the Venice Biennale (1937) and the New York World's Fair (1939).
Kubinyi attended art classes
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Floral Still Life
By Witold Gordon
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
' retailer it is today.
New York World's Fair of 1939 40 was a great showplace for Witold Gordon. He
Category
1930s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
WPA Social Realism American Scene Political Cartoon Depression Era Mid-Century
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
and the Museum of Modern Art.
Gropper exhibited at the 1939 New York World's Fair, Whitney Museum of
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Veterans of the Storms
By Samuel Margolies
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
displayed in the New York World's Fair in 1939. That same year he left the WPA to work as a circuit designer
Category
1930s American Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Art Deco Sofa by Maison Franck
Located in New York, NY
suite of furniture along with a desk and cabinet were to be used in the 1939 Diamond Trade Fair in New
Category
Vintage 1930s Belgian Art Deco Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
"Lower Manhattan" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern
Located in New York, NY
; World's Fair, New York, 1939; and the Art Institute of Chicago, 1939. His work is on display at the
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Ice Skating" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern NYC
Located in New York, NY
; World's Fair, New York, 1939; and the Art Institute of Chicago, 1939. His work is on display at the
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Jobless Men" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern
Located in New York, NY
; World's Fair, New York, 1939; and the Art Institute of Chicago, 1939. His work is on display at the
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The First Requisite, " Important Art Deco-WPA Mural Study Depicting Laborers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the lobby painting of the US Post Office in Danvers, Massachusetts, as well as several for the 1939
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
Farm in the Rockies (Colorado), Lithograph, Colorado Mountain Landscape
By Frederick Shane
Located in Denver, CO
. Exhibitions: New York's World Fair, 1939-40, 64-65; Associated American Artists (NYC), 1943 (one-man); Art
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Rare Alvar Aalto Radio Table, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930s
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
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 Side Tables
Materials
Birch
Norman Bel Geddes Old Hollywood Floral Still Life with Conch Shells
Located in Soquel, CA
, including the 1934 Century of Progress exhibition in Chicago and the New York World's Fair of 1939. Through
Category
1930s Art Deco Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Tiffany
Co. Art Deco Sterling Bowl
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Litchfield, CT
was designed for the 1939 New York World's Fair. Perfect as a decorative accessory or used in service
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Flower Arrangement, Still Life Painting with Daffodils, Tulips and Snapdragons
By Elisabeth Spalding
Located in Denver, CO
, Colorado, that was shown in the American Art Today pavilion at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York.
In the
Category
1930s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman Brushing Hair
By Chaim Gross
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Commission Building, and for the France Overseas and Finnish Buildings at the 1939 New York World's Fair
Category
1930s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
"Polo Players, " Rare Set of 5 Porcelain Art Deco Coasters by Gregory
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
produced a famous fountain group for the 1939-1940 World's Fair in New York.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Still Life with Flowers
By Emil Ganso
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Whitney Museum of American Art (1927-1941). Emil Ganso also exhibited at both the 1939 New York World's
Category
1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930s Modernist Oil Painting of a Colorado Landscape, Rocks
Mesa, brown, blue
By John Edward Thompson
Located in Denver, CO
Institute of Chicago; American Art Today Pavilion, New York World’s Fair (1939); Kirkland Museum of Fine
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
"Polo Player in Blue and White, " Unique 1930s Lamp Base/Sculpture by Gregory
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
group for the 1939-1940 World's Fair in New York. This piece is signed on the bottom.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Manning Bowman 1930 By Bel Geddes Art Deco Machine Age Pitcher In Chromed Steel
By Manning Bowman, Norman Bel Geddes
Located in Miami, FL
Futurama, for the 1939 New York World's Fair. For that famous and enormously influential installation, Bel
Category
Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Barware
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Round Dining Table, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs.
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Birch, Paint
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