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Snake Charmer
By James Prendergast
Located in Los Angeles, CA
; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1938-40; Walker Gallery (LA), 1939; NY World's Fair, 1939; GGIE
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Josef Frank, Armchair / Sidechair, Mahogany, Green Velvet, Svenskt Tenn, 1940s
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in High Point, NC
, Sweden. Model was exhibited at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Frame in mahogany, reupholstered in a
Category
Vintage 1940s Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
Pair of Calla Lily Candle Holders Carl Einar Borgström Brass Ystad Metall Sweden
By Carl-Einar Borgstrom, Ystad-Metall
Located in Basel, BS
Sweden in the 1940s.
These were designed for the 1939 New York world fair.
Both are stamped with the
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Pair of Carl Einar Borgström Candle Holders Ystad Metall Silver 1940s
By Ystad-Metall, Carl-Einar Borgstrom
Located in Basel, BS
Ystad-Metall in Sweden in the 1940s.
These were designed for the 1939 New York world fair.
Both are
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Silver Plate, Nickel
Walnut Side table
October
designed by Carl Malmsten, Sweden, 1950s
By Carl Malmsten
Located in Stockholm, SE
New York in 1930 and presented his furniture and furnishings at the New York World Fair in 1939.
H
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Kurt Versen Mid Century Modern Saturn Ring UFO Pendant Lights
By Kurt Versen
Located in Surrey, BC
and the 1939-1940 World's Fair in NYC. In addition to table and floor lamps produced by his own Kurt
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Tiffany
Co. 0.25 CTW Diamond 18 Karat White Gold Earrings Streamerica, CA 2000
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, highlighted by the 1939 New York Worlds Fair with it's futuristic and aerodynamic theme
Diameter: 15.0 mm
Category
Early 2000s American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Tiffany
Co. 0.30 Carat Diamond 18 Karat White Gold Streamerica Band Ring
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
1939 New York World's Fair with it's futuristic and aerodynamic theme
Ring Size: 9.5 & Not Sizable
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Band Rings
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Carved Cubist Style Mahogany Sculpture
Farewell
by Clara Shainess, 1896-1987
By Clara Shainess
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Aaron Goodelman She exhibited at the World’s Fair 1939, NY Riverside Museum 1939, NY Hacker Gallery 1979
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
Vicke Lindstrand, Ceramic Seashell Vase, for Ekeby Sweden, Scandinavian Modern
By Vicke Lindstrand, Upsala Ekeby
Located in Stockholm, SE
York World Fair in 1939.
The Seashell Vases are one of his most appreciated works. Made in white
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vicke Lindstrand, Ceramic Seashell Vase, for Ekeby Sweden, Scandinavian Modern
By Vicke Lindstrand
Located in Stockholm, SE
the New York World Fair in 1939.
The Seashell Vases are one of his most appreciated works. Made in
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
"Fencing at M. De Florette
s Academy" Philadelphia Blended Whisky Ad
By Everett Henry
Located in Fort Washington, PA
service center, all at the New York World’s Fair in 1939-40. He also painted both murals and easel
Category
1950s Other Art Style Paintings
Materials
Board, Gouache
Undersea Bacchanale, Art Deco Mural Masterpiece, attr. Bourdelle
By Pierre Bourdelle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
World's Fair, 1939-1940. The figures in this mural include a nude male figure topped with a hat that
Category
Vintage 1940s American Decorative Art
Vicke Lindstrand, Ceramic Seashell Vase, for Ekeby Sweden, Scandinavian Modern
By Vicke Lindstrand, Upsala Ekeby
Located in Stockholm, SE
York World Fair in 1939.
The Seashell Vases are one of his most appreciated works. This example is one
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ace Bar, Gouache American Scene. Witold Gordon
By Witold Gordon
Located in Surfside, FL
New York World’s Fair in 1939. Take a peek at his ‘Nobody Collages‘ from 1940, exhibited at the Pavel
Category
20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Ace Bar, Gouache American Scene. Witold Gordon
By Witold Gordon
Located in Surfside, FL
create another for the New York World’s Fair in 1939. Take a peek at his ‘Nobody Collages‘ from 1940
Category
20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Theodore C. Polos Abstract Mid Century Painting
Located in Phoenix, AZ
included in the San Francisco Museum of Art Inaugural, the 1939 New York World's Fair, the 1939 Golden Gate
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Homeward Bound
By William Thon
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Society of Artists and Salmagundi Club. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, the oil painting he
Category
20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
"Lobster Boats, Maine Coast, " William Thon, ink wash, nautical, seascape, modern
By William Thon
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Society of Artists and Salmagundi Club. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, the oil painting he
Category
20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Under Way
By William Thon
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Society of Artists and Salmagundi Club. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, the oil painting he
Category
20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
$1,600
American Artist Abstract Painting - Bernece Berkman-Hunter
Located in Surfside, FL
, 1938
New York World's Fair, 1939
International Water Color Exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago, 1940
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint
American Artist Abstract Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
, 1938
New York World's Fair, 1939
International Water Color Exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago, 1940
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint
Figural Study
By Chaim Gross
Located in New York, NY
Buildings at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. His works often eerily mimic human forms in their overly
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Full Sail
By William Thon
Located in Wiscasset, ME
of Artists and Salmagundi Club. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, the oil painting Thon
Category
1960s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Two Boats
By William Thon
Located in Wiscasset, ME
of Artists and the Salmagundi Club. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, the oil painting Thon
Category
Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Watercolor
$2,700
Early 20th C. Barbizon School, The River Bank. Oil on Board.
By Michel Dufet
Located in Cotignac, FR
et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne in Paris, a major world’s fair which would influence contemporary
Category
Early 20th Century Barbizon School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
A Set of Four Early 20th Century Barbizon School Oil on Board Landscapes, Summer
By Michel Dufet
Located in Cotignac, FR
et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne in Paris, a major world’s fair which would influence contemporary
Category
Early 20th Century Barbizon School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Early 20th Century Barbizon School, The Cornfield, Oil on Board.
By Michel Dufet
Located in Cotignac, FR
in Paris, a major world’s fair which would influence contemporary design for several decades
In 1939
Category
Early 20th Century Barbizon School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Early 20th C. Barbizon School, Poplars by the Riverbank. Oil on Board.
By Michel Dufet
Located in Cotignac, FR
et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne in Paris, a major world’s fair which would influence contemporary
Category
Early 20th Century Barbizon School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Early 20th C. Barbizon School, The Riverbank. Oil on board.
By Michel Dufet
Located in Cotignac, FR
in Paris, a major world’s fair which would influence contemporary design for several decades
In 1939
Category
Early 20th Century Barbizon School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Portrait or Study for a Bust
By Chaim Gross
Located in New York, NY
World’s Fair. The figures he presented, which were often female, were often interconnected, organic, and
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pencil
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from
In Praise of Folly
— Mid-Century Graphic Modernism
By Lynd Ward
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
,’ 1939, was shown at the 1939 New York World’s Fair, and ‘Clouded Over,’ 1948, received the 1948 Library
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Mezzotint
Doctor
from
In Praise of Folly
— Mid-Century Graphic Modernism
By Lynd Ward
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
,’ 1939, was shown at the 1939 New York World’s Fair, and ‘Clouded Over,’ 1948, received the 1948 Library
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Mezzotint
Pope
from
In Praise of Folly
— Mid-Century Graphic Modernism
By Lynd Ward
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
World’s Fair, and ‘Clouded Over,’ 1948, received the 1948 Library of Congress Award and was included in
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Mezzotint
Desk ‘Ståndare’ Designed by Carl Malmsten, Sweden, 1950s-1960s
By Carl Malmsten
Located in Stockholm, SE
Waldorf Astoria in New York in 1930 and presented his furniture and furnishings at the New York World Fair
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Cathedral Woods, Monhegan Maine
Painting by Henry Kallem
By Henry Kallem
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Pennsylvania Academy, the 1939 New York World's Fair, and the Pepsi Cola Exhibition of 1947 where he won first
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Tiffany
Co. Streamerica Automatic Chronometer Wristwatch
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Coral Gables, FL
principles of the 1939 New York World’s Fair, the Streamlined designed collection evolved from the profile of
Category
1990s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
WPA artist Michael Lenson gouache or study of a woman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
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"New Jersey Agriculture and Industry," New Jersey Pavilion, New York World's Fair, 1939
Category
Vintage 1940s American Paintings
"Doomsday Rhapsody" Contemporary Social Realism Mid 20th Century Political Large
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
Art.
Gropper exhibited at the 1939 New York World's Fair, Whitney Museum of American Art (1924-55
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Jazz Band
By Hamilton Achille Wolf
Located in Soquel, CA
World's Fair, 1939; GGIE, 1939; Carnegie Inst., 1941; De Young Museum, 1943; CPLH, 1945, 1946, 1948. In
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Henry Kallem 1960
s Abstract
By Henry Kallem
Located in Palm Springs, CA
at the Pennsylvania Academy, the 1939 New York World's Fair, and the Pepsi Cola Exhibition of 1947
Category
Vintage 1960s American Paintings
Materials
Paint
Art Deco Orrefors Intaglio Crystal Vase Girl With Birds Sweden Vicke Lindstrand
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Paris Exhibition in 1937, and the New York World's Fair in 1939. During his time at Orrefors, Lindstrand
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
“Thunderous” by Emory Ladanyi
By Emory Ladanyi
Located in Sheffield, MA
Congress, NYC 1939
International Watercolor Exhibition, Art Institute, Chicago, 1939
New York World's Fair
Category
Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Urban Tensions" Painting by Emory Ladanyi
By Emory Ladanyi
Located in Sheffield, MA
Congress, NYC 1939.
International Watercolor Exhibition, Art Institute, Chicago, 1939.
New York World
Category
Vintage 1960s Hungarian Paintings
Rolling Hills, Fall Landscape
By Robert Francis Williams
Located in Buffalo, NY
New York World's Fair. His paintings became the only one-man art show at that famous fair. In 1955
Category
1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sunbathing in Montauk
By Robert Francis Williams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Service officials preparing exhibits for the Federal Building at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. His
Category
1920s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Smith Brothers Restaurant
original color silkscreen
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
Mid-20th Century Other Art Style Animal Prints
Materials
Screen, Ink
Impressionist Boat Inlet, Greenport Long Island
By Robert Francis Williams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Building at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. His paintings became the only one-man art show at that
Category
1950s American Impressionist Landscape 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
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
Constantine Pougialis Large Vibrant Color Abstract Oil Painting
By Constantine Pougialis
Located in Chicago, IL
of Progress" (1933-1934, Chicago), and in the famous "New York World's Fair" (1939-1940), where Dali
Category
Vintage 1960s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"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
"Waiting for the Bus"
By Maurice Kish
Located in Southampton, NY
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art.” (3) Kish also exhibited at the New York World’s Fair in 1939, and by 1945
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
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