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Feeding the Birds, Colourful 20th Century Oil Painting, Female Artist
By Lena Gurr
Located in London, GB
, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Brooklyn Museum, and the 1939 World's Fair. Her work is included in the
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil, Board

UNTITLED PORTRAIT (Self Portrait?)
By Byron Browne
Located in Portland, ME
Housing Project, and the 1939 World's Fair.(2) Although Browne destroyed his early academic work shortly
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1940s Portrait Prints

Materials

Watercolor

A Sterling Silver Havdalah Set by Ludwig Wolpert
By Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert
Located in New York, NY
Judaica achieved international recognition at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York. In 1956, Wolpert founded
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

“Untitled”
By Leon Wall
Located in Southampton, NY
, concentrating on Persian Art and also lectured on art at the New York 1939 World's Fair. From 1941 to 1946
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Archival Paper, Gouache

“Untitled”
By Leon Wall
Located in Southampton, NY
the New York 1939 World's Fair. From 1941 to 1946, he served in the US Army. In the service, he
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Archival Paper, Gouache

“Untitled”
By Leon Wall
Located in Southampton, NY
the New York 1939 World's Fair. From 1941 to 1946, he served in the US Army. In the service, he
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

The Model
By William C. Grauer
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Exhibition in Chicago and the 1939 World’s Fair in New York City. Back in Ohio, Grauer became affiliated
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1930s American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Gaspe: St. Lawrence Village
By William Grauer
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Exhibition in Chicago and the 1939 World’s Fair in New York City. Back in Ohio, Grauer became affiliated
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1950s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

untitled (Hillside in Spring)
By William C. Grauer
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago and the 1939 World’s Fair in New York City. Back in Ohio
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1960s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Gaspe: St. Lawrence Village
By William Grauer
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Exhibition in Chicago and the 1939 World’s Fair in New York City. Back in Ohio, Grauer became affiliated
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1950s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

untitled (Yellow Adobe Building with Bell)
By William Grauer
Located in Fairlawn, OH
1939 World’s Fair in New York City. Back in Ohio, Grauer became affiliated with Cleveland College, one
Category

20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

untitled (The White Barn with Farmers and Horse)
By William Grauer
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Exhibition in Chicago and the 1939 World’s Fair in New York City. Back in Ohio, Grauer became affiliated
Category

1950s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

The Cavern 1950 painting by John Atherton
Located in Hudson, NY
designed the art deco stone lithograph poster for the 1939 World’s Fair that strikingly depicted Earth and
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1950s Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Tempera

Winter Tracery (Milford Connecticut)
Located in San Francisco, CA
National Academy of Design from 1928 to 1946; the 1939 World's Fair in New York; the New Haven Paint and
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Gaspe Homes
By William C. Grauer
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Virginia exhibitions at the 1933 Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago and the 1939 World’s Fair in New
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1970s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Canyon Country
By William C. Grauer
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Virginia exhibitions at the 1933 Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago and the 1939 World’s Fair in New
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1970s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, ABS

untitled (Street Scene Mexico)
By William Grauer
Located in Fairlawn, OH
1939 World’s Fair in New York City. Back in Ohio, Grauer became affiliated with Cleveland College, one
Category

1960s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

The Great Things of Life-Travel, General Electric Advertisement, 1921
By Dean Cornwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Hemingway, Pearl S. Buck, and Somerset Maugham. He also created murals for the 1939 World's Fair, Bethlehem
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1920s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Louisiana Refugees by Michael Kelly
Located in New York, NY
, the United States Chamber of Commerce Building in Washington D.C, and the 1939 New York World’s Fair
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Woman with Arms Crossed
By Byron Browne
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Housing Project, and the 1939 World’s Fair.(2) Although Browne destroyed his early academic work shortly
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1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Other Medium

Neoclassical Head in profile
By Byron Browne
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Housing Project, and the 1939 World’s Fair.(2) Although Browne destroyed his early academic work shortly
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

On the Beach modernist oil painting by Byron Browne
By Byron Browne
Located in Hudson, NY
Science and Health Building at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York. Together with Stuart Davis, Arshile
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Folk Singer oil painting by Byron Browne
By Byron Browne
Located in Hudson, NY
Science and Health Building at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York. Together with Stuart Davis, Arshile
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Watercolor Painting John Groth, Men Wrestling, Esquire Magazine WPA Artist
By John Groth
Located in Surfside, FL
of Design; Whitney Museum of American Art; Corcoran Gallery of Art; 1939 Worlds Fair in New York.His
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Fairytale
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
, Hartford, CT Whitney Museum of American Art, NY 1939 World's Fair (1940 American Art of Today Building
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Fly Bird
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
, Hartford, CT Whitney Museum of American Art, NY 1939 World's Fair (1940 American Art of Today Building
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Neon Lights
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
1939 World's Fair (1940 American Art of Today Building) Yeshiva University MUSEUM COLLECTIONS Lyman
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Dedication
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
1939 World's Fair (1940 American Art of Today Building) Yeshiva University MUSEUM COLLECTIONS Lyman
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

A Third Thought
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
1939 World's Fair (1940 American Art of Today Building) Yeshiva University MUSEUM COLLECTIONS Lyman
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Go Left and Right
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
1939 World's Fair (1940 American Art of Today Building) Yeshiva University MUSEUM COLLECTIONS Lyman
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Ballcage
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
1939 World's Fair (1940 American Art of Today Building) Yeshiva University MUSEUM COLLECTIONS Lyman
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Sunbutton
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
1939 World's Fair (1940 American Art of Today Building) Yeshiva University MUSEUM COLLECTIONS Lyman
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Snake Poisenous to an Orange
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
1939 World's Fair (1940 American Art of Today Building) Yeshiva University MUSEUM COLLECTIONS Lyman
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Carneval Lights
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
1939 World's Fair (1940 American Art of Today Building) Yeshiva University MUSEUM COLLECTIONS Lyman
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Ink

"The Return of Thomas Pickering, " Important WPA-Period Oil Painting by Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
executed a series of murals for the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. (Dimensions include matte and frame.)
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 2
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
Building of the New York World's Fair 1939. Some of his fresco and mural techniques were inspired by his
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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 3
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
Building of the New York World's Fair 1939. Some of his fresco and mural techniques were inspired by his
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Ystad Metall, art deco table top cigarette box, pewter wood, Sweden, 1930s
By Ystad-Metall
Located in Forserum, SE
, introduced at the 1939 New York World’s Fair.
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Rare 1930s Modernist Bauhaus KG Pendant Lamp by K.G. Lindesvärd
By Bröderna Malmströms Metallvarufabrik
Located in Forserum, SE
buildings. It was also featured at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. The model was available in three sizes
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Pair of Rare 1930s industrial Bauhaus KG Pendant Lamps by K.G. Lindesvärd
By Bröderna Malmströms Metallvarufabrik
Located in Forserum, SE
buildings. It was also featured at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. The model was available in three sizes
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass, Steel, Chrome

Pair of French Modern Neoclassical Brass and Crystal Floor Lamps, Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
Pavilion Francais a L'Exposition Internationale de New York, Page VII, July 1939. (New York World's Fair
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Libbey "The Embassy" Glasses Walter Dorwin Teague and Edwin W. Fuerst, Set of 23
By Libbey Glass Co.
Located in Toledo, OH
York World's Fair. The fluted stem design was inspirated by the columns of the Federal Building
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Vintage 1940s American Barware

Materials

Glass

Seated Nude , Paris, Académie Chaumière, Salon D Automne, LACMA, Woman Sculptor
By Caroline Lloyd
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Gate International Exposition. 1939; New York World's Fair, 1939; Painters & Sculptors of Los Angeles
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1930s Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Abstract Oil Painting by Burr Singer , 20th Century
By Burr Singer
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Worlds Fair, 1939; Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939; Oakland Art Gallery, 1940; Los Angeles
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1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early American modernist abstract sculpture - Totem
By Louis Schanker
Located in Colfax, CA
World's Fair.  During World War II, Schanker worked as a ship-fitter, while continuing his work in the
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1930s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Oil

Rare Paul Bromberg Armchairs in Fabric and Macassar Ebony by Pander Zonen 1933
By Gerrit Rietveld, Hendrik Wouda, Fer Semey, Paul Bromberg
Located in Den Haag, NL
interior of the Dutch pavilion for the 1939 New York World's Fair (designed by D.F. Slothouwer). A multi
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Art Deco Lounge Chairs

Materials

Ebony, Fabric

"I Hear America Singing", Important Art Deco Drawing for White House Piano, 1938
Located in Philadelphia, PA
strong" Beck is best known for his WPA work and his mural painting at the 1939-1940 New York World
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

Materials

Paper

California Coast , Corcoran, Bohemian Club, MoMA, AIC, CSFA, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Angeles County Museum of Art (1935, award) and at the New York's World Fair (1939) and other prominent
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1930s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Postcard

South-Western Landscape , Art Institute of Chicago, Whitney Museum, WPA, Odessa
By Todros Geller
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
York, 1939), the New York World's Fair (1939) and at the Whitney Museum of American Art (1941) in
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1930s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

Early 20th Century Ceramic Bust of a Woman, Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
York World's Fair. Eleanor Roosevelt commissioned Edris to sculpt a figure of Huckleberry Finn. It was
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1930s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Early 20th Century Ceramic Sculpture of a Polo Player and Horse
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Beachwood, OH
Gregory's most significant work, the "Fountain of the Atom" (fig. 4), at the 1939 New York's World Fair
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1930s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Downtown New York
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Institute of Chicago. He also exhibited at the 1939 New York World's Fair and the Society of Independent
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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rare Otto Schulz for Boet Pair of Curved Lounge Chairs in Caramel Mohair
By Otto Schulz 1, Boet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
and the New York World’s Fair in 1939. The arrival of Josef Frank (1885-1967) at Svenskt Tenn in 1934
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Mohair, Birch

Rita Mount Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Rita Mount
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
, Morency Frères Ltee (all in Montreal), the New York World’s Fair (1939), the Coronation Exhibition
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Vintage 1930s Canadian Paintings

In th Bighorns (Wyoming)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
in the 1939 New York World's Fair exhibition, American Art Today. There was an exhibition of fifty of
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1930s American Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Otto Schulz for Boet Rare Cabinet in Sage Velvet, Birch, and Brass Nails
By Otto Schulz 1, Boet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
’s Fair in 1937 and the New York World’s Fair in 1939. The arrival of Josef Frank (1885-1967) at Svenskt
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Brass

"Standing Male Nude, " Preparatory Drawing by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
a series of murals for the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair, among many others. He was also
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

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