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Canadian Modernist Abstract Expressionist Painting Color Field Claude Vermette
By Claude Vermette
Located in Surfside, FL
buildings, including pavilions and buildings connected to the Montreal World's Fair in 1967, at Osaka in
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Canadian Modernist Abstract Expressionist Painting Color Field Claude Vermette
By Claude Vermette
Located in Surfside, FL
buildings, including pavilions and buildings connected to the Montreal World's Fair in 1967, at Osaka in
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Carved Wood German Expressionist Sculpture Jewish Woman Refugee Artist Judaica
By Miriam Sommerburg
Located in Surfside, FL
and go on to have her works displayed at the Boston Art Museum, the 1964 World’s Fair in New York City
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Wood

Set of 3 Elsa Peretti for Tiffany Co. Sterling Silver Belt Buckles
By Elsa Peretti for Tiffany Co., Tiffany Co., Elsa Peretti
Located in New York, NY
Paris World Fair Exposition. The luxury brand’s enduring legacy remains vibrant to this day. Please
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

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 Worlds Fair

Materials

Sterling Silver

Jean Burkhalter, Saint Claire of Assis, 1944, gouache on panel
By Jean Burkhalter
Located in PARIS, FR
1937 World's Fair, the artist presented only paintings with allegorical subjects, and won a silver
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1940s Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Chalk, Gouache

Golda Meir Israeli Woman Prime Minister Smoking Cigarette Ink Line Etching Print
Located in Surfside, FL
World’s Fair Osaka, Japan Select Collections The Smithsonian Institution New York Public Library Johnson
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1970s American Modern Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Etching

Red Geraniums and Yellow Curtain Original Paul Schmitt California Impressionist
Located in Soquel, CA
San Francisco galleries, including De Young, and in the Chicago World's Fair, and New York. His murals
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1960s American Impressionist Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Masonite, Oil

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 Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Oil, Board

Small Bronze Sculpture Cast Head After Rodin "Petite tete au nez retrousse"
By Auguste Rodin
Located in Surfside, FL
was a world-renowned artist. Wealthy private clients sought Rodin's work after his World's Fair
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20th Century Modern Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Bronze

WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
Pharmacy at the New York World's Fair. Their friendship lasted for the rest of their lives and, in fact
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1940s American Realist Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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 Vintage Worlds Fair

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 Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Canvas, Oil

View of Paris , Post Impressionist Oil, French Artist, École des Beaux-Arts
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
the 1964 World's Fair and the National Art Club. During this period, he also enrolled at the Art
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1940s Post-Impressionist Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Modern Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declaration Credenza
By Drexel, Kipp Stewart
Located in Wheat Ridge, CO
the Brussels World’s Fair in 1958. While Stewart found success as a painter and with his Ventana
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Walnut

Bruce Dorfman "Montalcino" 1998 Mixed-Media Collage Painting
By Bruce Dorfman
Located in Newfoundland, PA
, Washington, DC; New York World’s Fair Invitational; National Academy of Design; Des Moines Art Center; Butler
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1990s American Modern Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Acrylic

Bruce Dorfman Arezzo Mixed-Media Collage Painting
By Bruce Dorfman
Located in Newfoundland, PA
; New York World’s Fair Invitational; National Academy of Design; Des Moines Art Center; Butler
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1990s American Modern Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Acrylic

Three Women Carrying Bundles by Francisco Narvaez, Ink on Paper
Located in Southampton, NY
York to work in the decoration of the Venezuelan Pavilion for the World Fair in that city. In 1943, he
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20th Century Mexican Vintage Worlds Fair

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Paper

Daum Nancy Art Deco Chandelier
By Daum
Located in NANTES, FR
was entrusted with the creation of pieces for inclusion in the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. This was the
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Wrought Iron

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 Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Watercolor

Kipp Soldwedel Operation Sail New York Harbor Oil Painting
By Kipp Soldwedel
Located in Queens, NY
Sail event, a tie-in with the New York World's Fair, brought tall ships from around the world to New
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20th Century Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Oil

Sonambient
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Chapel. His first European sculptural exhibition was at the US Pavilion of the 1958 Brussels World's Fair
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1970s Modern Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Brass, Copper

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 Worlds Fair

Materials

Watercolor

NORMAN BEL GEDDES 1950 Retro Modernist Necklace In Gilt Steel
Located in Miami, FL
General Motors Pavilion, known as Futurama, for the 1939 New York World's Fair. For that famous and
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1950s American Retro Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Steel, Gilt Metal

“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
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Worlds Fair

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
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Worlds Fair

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
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

Several sparkly Mid Century frosted glass square flush mount ceiling lights
Located in New York City, NY
and set by the government. In 1958, Czechoslovakia exhibited in the Brussels World Fair and gained
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Nickel

René Lalique Bowl Plate Dish Oeillets Carnations Created in 1932
By René Lalique
Located in NANTES, FR
unparalleled success at the Paris World's Fair. It was the peak of his jewelry career. But success also meant
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Glass

Abstract Landscape with Palm Tree Judaica Gouache Painting
By Mane Katz
Located in Surfside, FL
gold medal at the Paris World's Fair. Early on, his style was classical and somber, but his palette
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20th Century Modern Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Gouache

Abstract Mid-20th Century Oil Non Objective NYC Radio City Music Hall
By Donald Deskey
Located in New York, NY
the New York World's Fair. His first home commission was with Adam Gimbel, president of Sak's, for
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1970s Abstract Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Oil, Board

Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist
By Bernard Gussow
Located in Surfside, FL
World’s Fair. In the 1930s he also completed a mural for the East Rochester post office as part of the
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1940s American Realist Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Oil Pastel

"The Artist and his Model"
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in Southampton, NY
World's Fair, 1940 Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, 1931 (medal), 1932 (Harris Bronze Medal and Logan
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1950s Modern Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Oil

"19 Love" Robert Indiana, Pop Art, Modern Art, Black and White, Marker Sketch
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
design a new work for the New York State Pavilion at the New York World’s Fair, creating a twenty–foot
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1970s Pop Art Vintage Worlds Fair

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Paper, Permanent Marker

Pont Neuf, After Pissarro - MidCent. French Impressionist Paris Street Scene
By Camille Pissarro
Located in Soquel, CA
arrived in time to see the great Exposition Universelle (World's Fair), which included a large art section
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1960s Impressionist Vintage Worlds Fair

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Linen, Oil

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 Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Watercolor

Harald Buchrucker hammerblow copper jug 1960s straight mid-century modern design
By Harald Buchrucker
Located in Landshut, BY
prizes for his work, including the Grand Prix and a certificate of honour at the Paris World Fair in 1937
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Copper

"Elizabeth Stein Gallery" Lithograph Exhibition Poster
By Ilya Bolotowsky
Located in Milwaukee, WI
the New York World’s Fair. Both commissions showed Bolotowsky seeking to balance his interest in the
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1970s Abstract Geometric Vintage Worlds Fair

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Lithograph

Mid Century Modernist Seated Nude Figure Study
By George Giusti
Located in Soquel, CA
Swiss pavilion at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Giusti is well known in Europe and America for his
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1940s Modern Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Gesso, Paper, India Ink

"Hialeah Park Race Track, Florida" Beatrix Sherman, American, Mid 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
routinely assist at her daughter’s booth at world’s fairs and international expositions for decades to come
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1940s American Realist Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Cricket on Branch - 2nd Generation Lingnan School Bird and Flower Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
World Fair and subsequently founded the Lingnan Art Studio in Guangzhou. Despite receiving a
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Laid Paper, Ink, Sumi Ink, Watercolor

Paul Maxwell "Bridge" 1984
By Paul Maxwell
Located in Palm Springs, CA
one man exhibit at the 1964 World's Fair in New York, and many others. Information courtesy of
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1980s American Vintage Worlds Fair

hree Freedoms - Worship, Communication and Assembly
Located in Los Angeles, CA
photographs won an award at the New York World's Fair. By 1946, Hoffman settled on watercolor, tempera and
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1960s Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

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 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 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 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 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 Worlds Fair

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

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 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 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 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 Worlds Fair

Materials

Watercolor, Ink

"Untitled" Elaine Lustig Cohen, Geometric Abstraction, Hard-edged, Modernist
By Elaine Lustig Cohen
Located in New York, NY
Administration and the 1964 World’s Fair. In addition, she was responsible for shaping the institutional graphic
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1970s Abstract Geometric Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Untitled" Elaine Lustig Cohen, Hard-edged, Geometric Abstraction, Modernist
By Elaine Lustig Cohen
Located in New York, NY
Administration and the 1964 World’s Fair. In addition, she was responsible for shaping the institutional graphic
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1970s Abstract Geometric Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Vintage "Lichtenstein 1970 - 1980" Art Book by Jack Cowart St Louis Art Museum
By Alexander Calder
Located in San Diego, CA
State Pavilion of the 1964 World's Fair in New York City. Lichtenstein became known for his deadpan
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Paper

Untitled
By Lawrence Kupferman
Located in Surfside, FL
exhibited at the World's Fair (New York, 1939), the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1938), the Whitney
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Rooftop Bathers (Untitled)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
World’s Fair. Parish’s works are held in over a dozen museums. She is listed in Who Was Who in American
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1940s American Modern Vintage Worlds Fair

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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