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Early American Parlor, Circa 1820, Miniature Room by Eugene Kupjack
By Eugene J. Kupjack
Located in Chicago, IL
was hired immediately. Their first collaborations were displayed at the 1939 World's Fair and then
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Find the Woman
By Dean Cornwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
, 1939 World's Fair.
Category
1920s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Motion, " Victor Arnautoff, San Francisco Lighthouse, World
s Fair WPA Painting
By Victor Michail Arnautoff
Located in New York, NY
from the New York World's Fair 1939, Poughkeepsie, 1987, no. 11, p. 41, illustrated.
Robert W. Cherny
Category
1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Tempera
Exceptional "Elephant in Plaster" 1931 World
s Fair
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exceptional elephant in plaster
1931 World's Fair
This extraordinary elephant was on display at
Category
Vintage 1930s Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Table, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1950s
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
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
Stool Model 60, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
Stool Model 60, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1950s
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
(1939) World's Fairs.
In 1935, Alvar Aalto founded Artek, a well-known Finnish furniture and lighting
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
Model 46 Armchair with Floral Fabric, Alvar Aalto, 1930/1940s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
(1939) World's Fairs.
In 1935, Alvar Aalto founded Artek, a well-known Finnish furniture and lighting
Category
Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Birch
$1,957 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Model 60 Stool, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930/1940s
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World
Category
Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch, Paint
Model 60 Stool, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930/1940s
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World
Category
Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch, Paint
Model 60 Stool, Alvar Aalto, Artek, 1950/1960s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs.
In 1935
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
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
Category
Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
Pair of Greenwich Village artist Rebaje Hammered Copper and Brass Cuff Links
By Francisco Rebajes
Located in Ferndale, MI
Metropolitan Museum of art, Brooklyn Museum and 1939 Worlds fair. As he prospered outfitting the greater public
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Model 915 Side Table, Alvar Aalto, Artek, 1950/1960s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Birch, Paint
Pair of Model A622A Flush Mounts, Alvar Aalto, Valaistustyö, 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Valaistustyö
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
New York (1939) World's Fairs.
In 1935, Alvar Aalto founded Artek, a well-known Finnish furniture and
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Metal
Pair of Teak Aalto Model 60 Stools, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1940s
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
(1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs.
In 1935, Alvar Aalto founded Artek, a well-known Finnish
Category
Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch, Teak
$5,220 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Alvar Aalto Rare Writing Table from Otaniemi Technical University, 1960s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs.
In 1935, Alvar Aalto founded
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$5,932 Sale Price
20% Off
"I
m Sorry to Bother You About Our Bills..." Saturday Evening Post Illustration
By Dean Cornwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
, 1939 World's Fair.
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Otto Fenn 1956 Andy Warhol photograph
By Otto Fenn
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
painted murals for the 1939 World’s Fair and the passenger ship America. He had an extensive collection of
Category
1950s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$900 Sale Price
70% Off
"Abstraction, " Rolph Scarlett, ca 1947, abstract expressionism, gouache
By Rolph Scarlett
Located in Wiscasset, ME
furniture and creating several pavilions at the 1939 World’s Fair and stage sets for the Rockettes at Radio
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Rare Wardrobe, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1940s
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World
Category
Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Birch, Plywood, Paint
Washington Square
Located in Sheffield, MA
-46; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1946; Golden Gate Exposition, 1939; World
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Model DL 82 Table, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Laminate, Birch
Original Vintage Travel Poster Paris Exposition Internationale World Fair 1937
By Eugene Beaudoin and Marcel Lods
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for the World's Fair held from May to November on the
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
Pair 1930s Art Deco Worlds Fair "Saturn" Nickel Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 1930's Art Deco Worlds Fair Nickel "Saturn" Wall Sconces. Black shades included. Acquired from
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Nickel
$1,780 Sale Price / set
20% Off
"Abstraction I, " Rolph Scarlett, gouache, modernism, American art, ca 1940-50
By Rolph Scarlett
Located in Wiscasset, ME
furniture and creating several pavilions at the 1939 World’s Fair and stage sets for the Rockettes at Radio
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
World
s Fair 1934 (Chicago), Art Deco Drawing by A. Raymond Katz
By Alexander Raymond Katz
Located in Long Island City, NY
This is the original drawing for the cover of the Chicago World's Fair Guide Book by A. Raymond
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
1933 - A Century of Progress - Chicago Worlds Fair Solid Etched Copper Tray
By Raymond Hood 1
Located in St. Louis, MO
1933 - A Century of Progress - Chicago Worlds Fair solid etched copper souvenir tray, unusual
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Copper
Lloyd Lozes Goff Industrial Landscape Painting, American 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chicago, the 1939 World's Fair in New York, San Francisco Art Association, the New Mexico Museum of Art
Category
Mid-20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Paint
Gypsy Flute Player
, Royal Academy, NY World
s Fair, Pasadena, GGIE, Romany
By Aage Christian Wiboltt
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Royal Academy (1913), the New York World's Fair (1939), the Golden Gate International Exposition (1939
Category
1920s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Cardboard
Fine American Impressionist Interior and Portrait Painting, 1922, Boston area
Located in Baltimore, MD
his planning skills at the Whistler Museum. He exhibited at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York, Vose
Category
1920s American Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Werner Drewes Bauhaus Artist Color Woodblock, 1973, At Play No. 3
Fight
By Werner Drewes
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Worlds Fair building, and had shows at the Museum of Modern Art, the Kleeman Gallery, and elsewhere. In
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper
Werner Drewes Bauhaus Artist Color Woodblock, 1975, Enterlocked Forms
By Werner Drewes
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Worlds Fair building, and had shows at the Museum of Modern Art, the Kleeman Gallery, and elsewhere. In
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper
Werner Drewes Bauhaus Artist Color Woodblock, 1977, White Storm Cloud
By Werner Drewes
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Columbia University, worked on the design of the 1939 Worlds Fair building, and had shows at the Museum of
Category
Late 20th Century More Prints
Materials
Paper
Werner Drewes Bauhaus Artist Color Woodblock, 1973, The Green Moon
By Werner Drewes
Located in Phoenix, AZ
the 1939 Worlds Fair building, and had shows at the Museum of Modern Art, the Kleeman Gallery, and
Category
Late 19th Century Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper
Werner Drewes Woodblock Print Cubist Colorful Rare Framed Green Black Red 1982
By Werner Drewes
Located in Buffalo, NY
Columbia University, worked on the design of the 1939 Worlds Fair building, and had shows at the Museum of
Category
1980s Cubist Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
Couple Under Loggia
By Dean Cornwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
, 1939 World's Fair.
Exhibitions:
Norman Rockwell Museum Exhibition at South Dakota Art Museum
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$175,000
"Bedouin, " Striking Art Deco Painting by Stahlhut, NY World
s Fair Poster Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
and 60s. He also did important work in the Art Deco period, including a poster for the 1939-40 World
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Parade" Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene WPA Regionalism
By Gerrit Sinclair
Located in New York, NY
"Spring in Wisconsin" was exhibited at the 1939 World's Fair in New York. Gerrit V. Sinclair died in
Category
1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Untitled
By Tony Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
commission for the Elgin Watch Company building at the 1939 World's Fair. His public art works include five
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$24,975
California Landscape
, Royal Danish Academy, Art Institute of Chicago, LACMA
By Ejnar Hansen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the 1939 World's Fair and at the Cincinnati
Category
1930s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper
Self Portrait in a Mirror with Artist
s Tools, Oil on canvas, Signed, Polish
By Joseph Biel
Located in London, GB
1934 Whitney Biennial, the 1939 World’s Fair and a 1943 Brooklyn Museum show along with his wife Lena
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tony Rosenthal Untitled 1965
By Tony Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
commission for the Elgin Watch Company building at the 1939 World's Fair. His public art works include five
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$24,975
Yellow Gold Retro Old Cut Diamond Fan Earrings 7.00 Carat
Located in New York, NY
exhibited their collection at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York and when World War II began, those designs
Category
Vintage 1940s Unknown Retro Stud Earrings
Materials
Diamond, Yellow Gold
"The Return of Timothy Pickering, " WPA Mural Study Painting, 1939
Located in Philadelphia, PA
to do a series of murals for the 1939-1940, New York World's Fair.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Gilbert Rohde Dresser 4041 Kroehler New York World
s Fair 1940 Two-Tone 44" long
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
major exhibits for the New York Worlds Fair in 1939, including the Home Furnishing Pavilion, and the
Category
Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of D...
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Lorin Jackson for Grosfeld House Glassic Collection Chair, circa 1939
By Grosfeld House, Lorin Jackson
Located in Saint Louis, MO
shearling upholstery. Designed by Lorin Jackson, this collection debuted at the 1939 New York world’s fair
Category
Vintage 1930s American Hollywood Regency Side Chairs
Materials
Lucite, Sheepskin
Art Deco Articulating Desk Lamp. 1939 NYWF Rare Simulated Metal Leather
By Donald Deskey
Located in Peoria, AZ
1939
At the time of the New York World's Fair of 1939, designers architects and engineers were all
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Alvar Aalto Rare Set of Early Armchairs, 1939
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
, Finland, 1939. Custom ordered for NY World's Fair Restaurant. Upholstered in quality Lauritzon's fabric
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Birch, Plywood
$16,887 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Farm Tragedy (Untitled)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Building and the Eighth Street Subway station in New York City in connection with the 1939 World’s Fair. He
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Pair of Embassy Art Deco Wine Glasses by Walter Dorwin Teague. 1939
By Walter Dorwin Teague
Located in Bellport, NY
Building in 1939 New York Worlds Fair.
Rare and no longer produced, highly collectable.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Crystal Serveware
Materials
Cut Glass
$620 Sale Price / set
20% Off
“Reclining Female Nude”
By Byron Browne
Located in Southampton, NY
Project, and the 1939 World’s Fair. In the 1940’s, he picketed the Museum of Modern art in New York
Category
1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Glass chair in the Manner of Louis Dierra
By Louis Dierra
Located in London, GB
Centre Pavilion at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York, represents a masterful blend of artistry and
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Glass, PVC
Glass chair in the Manner of Louis Dierra
By Louis Dierra
Located in London, GB
Centre Pavilion at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York, represents a masterful blend of artistry and
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Glass, PVC
Glass chair in the Manner of Louis Dierra
By Louis Dierra
Located in London, GB
Centre Pavilion at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York, represents a masterful blend of artistry and
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Glass, PVC
William Hesthal Original Watercolor, 1939, Surreal Whimsical Circus Scene
By William Hesthal
Located in Phoenix, AZ
: San Francisco Art Association, 1924-29, 1935 (1st prize); SFMA Inaugural, 1935; GGIE, 1939; NY World
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paint
Comic Book Readers, West Village, NYC - Children outside bookstore, street scene
By Ruth Orkin
Located in Denton, TX
York City to see the 1939 World’s Fair, and she photographed along the way.
Orkin moved to New York in
Category
1940s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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