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Circa 1940 Eva Easy Chair By Bruno Mathsson For Karl Mathsson
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Norwich, GB
International' in Paris, and also in 1939 at the World Exhibition in New York, and at the Golden Gate
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Jute, Birch, Bentwood

Pair of Model 60 Stools, Alvar Aalto, Artek, 1960s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
(1939) World's Fairs.
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1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Birch

Pair of Model 401 Armchairs, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Library, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939
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1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Wool, Birch

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
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1940s Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Model 330 Table, Alvar Aalto, Artek, 1950/1960s
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs.
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1960s Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Brass

André Arbus Suite of 3 Double Wall Lights
By André Arbus
Located in NANTES, FR
work at the New York World's Fair (designing the French sections of the Expo in New York and San
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Bronze

Ivar Ålenius Björk Liljan Candle Holder or Soliflore Vase for Skultuna Sweden
By Ivar Ålenius Björk, Skultuna
Located in Meer, VAN
‘Lily’ candle holder in solid polished and patinated brass was designed for the World Fair in New York
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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Brass

Model DL82 Drop-leaf Table, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustytehdas Ab
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
New York (1939) World's Fairs.
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1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Birch

(Untitled) Filipina Woman with Pottery, in Beige, Black Tan
Located in San Francisco, CA
the Century 21 Exposition, Seattle’s world fair, and then again at the 1964 New York World’s Fair
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Late 20th Century Cubist Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Washington Square
Located in Sheffield, MA
Fair New York 1939; Cincinnati Art Museum, 1940-41; Toledo Museum of Art, 1940-45, Metropolitan Museum
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Oil

"Money Lender" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Mid 20th Century
By Mervin Jules
Located in New York, NY
Modern Art, 1941 (prize); "World's Fair, New York", 1939; Golden Gate Exposition, 1939; Carnegie
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1940s American Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Oil, Board

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 Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Sterling Silver

Still Life with Lilacs
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in Sheffield, MA
in that year in New York City at the Charles Daniels Gallery. In 1942, Cikovsky began spending
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Oil

Rare Wardrobe, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1940s
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
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1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Birch, Plywood, Paint

Consort , Modernist Equestrian Gouache, AIC, WPA artist, Benezit
By Eduard Buk Ulreich
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
of the Fine Arts. After serving in World War I, Ulreich moved to New York and worked as a WPA
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1950s Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Tempera, Gouache, Illustration Board

Modernist Equestrian , WPA Murals, Kansas City Art Institute, PAFA, Horses
By Eduard Buk Ulreich
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, Ulreich moved to New York and worked as a WPA artist painting murals throughout the United States. His
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1940s Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Acrylic, Gouache, Illustration Board

Mid-Century David Gil "Split Head" Stoneware Sculpture Mounted on Lucite
By David Gil
Located in Chicago, IL
sculpt pottery as a demonstration at the World’s Fair in New York. He attended New York State College of
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Stoneware

Navajo Family , Santa Fe, Modernism, Corcoran, Whitney, PAFA, AIC, WPA
By Eduard Buk Ulreich
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
education at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. After serving in World War I, Ulreich moved to New
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1940s Art Deco Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

Table, 1950, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
were taking place. 1st World War took place between 1914 and 1918 2nd World War took place between 1939
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Iron

Table, 1950, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
were taking place. 1st World War took place between 1914 and 1918 2nd World War took place between 1939
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Iron

Table, 1950, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
were taking place. 1st World War took place between 1914 and 1918 2nd World War took place between 1939
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Iron

Table, 1950, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
were taking place. 1st World War took place between 1914 and 1918 2nd World War took place between 1939
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Iron

Table, 1950, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
were taking place. 1st World War took place between 1914 and 1918 2nd World War took place between 1939
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Iron

Autumn Color
Located in North Clarendon, VT
1946) Butter Art Institute, 1953 World's Fair, New York, 1939 Baltimore Museum of Art, 1939 Art
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1940s American Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Oil

American Artist Abstract Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
, 1938 New York World's Fair, 1939 International Water Color Exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago, 1940
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Mid-20th Century Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Paint

Fly Bird
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sculptures and Sketches" at Rockefeller Center's P.E.D.A.C. Galleries. At the 1940 New York World's Fair, she
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Ink

Neon Lights
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
York World's Fair, she was one of 42 émigré artists (including Josef Albers, Werner Drewes, Laszlo
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Dedication
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
York World's Fair, she was one of 42 émigré artists (including Josef Albers, Werner Drewes, Laszlo
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

A Third Thought
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
York World's Fair, she was one of 42 émigré artists (including Josef Albers, Werner Drewes, Laszlo
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Go Left and Right
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
York World's Fair, she was one of 42 émigré artists (including Josef Albers, Werner Drewes, Laszlo
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Fairytale
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sculptures and Sketches" at Rockefeller Center's P.E.D.A.C. Galleries. At the 1940 New York World's Fair, she
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Watercolor

Table with Wood, glass and Bronze (Attributed William Billy Haines)
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
World War took place between 1939 and 1945 The immigrants options were New York or Buenos Aires
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1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Bronze

Table Art Deco in wood, Year, 1940, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
between 1914 and 1918 2nd World War took place between 1939 and 1945 The immigrants options were New York
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Wood

Large Modernist Oil Painting Wild Flowers in Vase WPA Artist Nicolai Cikovsky
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in Surfside, FL
) was active/lived in New York / Russian Federation. Nicolai Cikovsky is known for Shore landscape
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Canvas, Oil

2 Sconces in steel, Year :1950, German
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
World War took place between 1939 and 1945 The immigrants options were New York or Buenos Aires
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Steel

Ballcage
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
York World's Fair, she was one of 42 émigré artists (including Josef Albers, Werner Drewes, Laszlo
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Sunbutton
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
York World's Fair, she was one of 42 émigré artists (including Josef Albers, Werner Drewes, Laszlo
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Snake Poisenous to an Orange
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
York World's Fair, she was one of 42 émigré artists (including Josef Albers, Werner Drewes, Laszlo
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Carneval Lights
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
York World's Fair, she was one of 42 émigré artists (including Josef Albers, Werner Drewes, Laszlo
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Watercolor, Ink

Italian Mirror in Chrome, Year: 1960
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
place. 1st World War took place between 1914 and 1918 2nd World War took place between 1939 and 1945
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Chrome

"Schooner + Doryman" First Edition Hand-Colored Woodblock Print
By Byron Randall
Located in Soquel, CA
the years, in Oregon, New York, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Chicago, Seattle, Toronto, Montreal
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1960s American Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Gold Leaf

Urn Designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1936
By Gunnar Nylund
Located in Stockholm, SE
Gunnar Nylund were exhibited not only in Paris but also at the World's Fair in New York in 1939.
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Stoneware

Model 112b Shelf, Alvar Aalto, 1930/1940s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Library, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939
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1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Birch, Paint

Model 112b Shelf, Alvar Aalto, 1950/1960s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World
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1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Birch

Model “30-061” Floor Lamp by Lisa Johansson-Pape, Finland 1960s
By Stockmann-Orno, Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in Utrecht, NL
presented at international design fairs such as New York’s World Fair of 1939. This classic lamp reflects
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1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Brass

Hail Victoria
By George Marinko
Located in Los Angeles, CA
with other prestigious institutions. He showed at the New York World’s Fair and the Golden Gate
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1950s American Realist Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Board

"Old Cronies" Original Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Watercolor
By Byron Randall
Located in Soquel, CA
launched his professional career. That show was followed by others, over the years, in Oregon, New York
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1940s Abstract Expressionist Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Model 915 Side Table, Alvar Aalto, Artek, 1950/1960s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World
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1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Birch, Paint

Art Deco / Folk Art Hand Carved Car, USA 1940´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
War took place between 1914 and 1918 2nd World War took place between 1939 and 1945 The immigrants
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Brass

Mother Elizabeth
Located in Los Angeles, CA
World's Fair in 1939, where he also won a prize. He is listed in Who Was Who in American Art and all other
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Masonite, Tempera

Mid-Century Wooden Face Sculpture of Two People Talking
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
took place between 1914 and 1918 2nd World War took place between 1939 and 1945 The immigrants options
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Wood, Paint

Modernist Floral Oil Painting Roses, Flowers in Vase WPA Artist Nicolai Cikovsky
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in Surfside, FL
, Philadelphia, 1932-1955, 1966 Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh New York World's Fair, 1940 Art Institute of
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bruno Mathsson Scandinavian Mid Century Mirja Tan Leather Lounge Chairs 1970s
By Dux of Sweden, Bruno Mathsson
Located in Reading, Berkshire
New York. In 1939, he exhibited at the New York World’s Fair, cementing his popularity in the U.S. In
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Steel, Chrome

1960s Hard Edge Oil on Canvas by Modernist Artist Henry Kallem
By Henry Kallem
Located in Minneapolis, MN
. Kallem exhibited widely including the 1939 World's Fair.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

"Untitled, " Seymour Fogel, Geometric Abstraction, Texas Hard-Edge
By Seymour Fogel
Located in New York, NY
Brooklyn, New York in 1936, a mural in the WPA Building at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair, a highly
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Oil, Board

Silver Plated and Amethyst Decorative Bird Sculpture, Brazil circa 1970
By Binazzi
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
World War took place between 1939 and 1945 The immigrants options were New York or Buenos Aires. Tickets
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Late 20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Amethyst, Silver Plate

Holocaust Memorial Oil Painting Judaica Rabbi Composed of Figures Artists Frame
By Maurice Newman
Located in Surfside, FL
Children's Museum in Boston, the 1939 World's Fair in New York, and the Essex Institute in Salem. He studied
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1960s American Modern Vintage 1939 New York Worlds Fair

Materials

Oil

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