Ford Exposition Building, California-Pacific International Exhibition, 1935
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Ford's steel, concrete, and glass exhibition building towered above more traditional structures at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego. The Ford Building -- created in the "Streamline Moderne" architectural style by industrial design pioneer Walter Dorwin Teague -- combined clean curves and sharp lines with modern materials, reflecting technological progress in the new machine age.
Ford's steel, concrete, and glass exhibition building towered above more traditional structures at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego. The Ford Building -- created in the "Streamline Moderne" architectural style by industrial design pioneer Walter Dorwin Teague -- combined clean curves and sharp lines with modern materials, reflecting technological progress in the new machine age.
Artifact
Oil painting (Visual work)
Date Made
1935
Keywords
United States, California, San Diego
California Pacific International Exposition (1935-1936 : San Diego, Calif.)
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.3.4072
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Oil paint (Paint)
Canvas
Dimensions
Diameter: 47 in (Opening Perimeter)
Diameter: 56.75 in (Frame Perimeter)
Depth: 0.75 in (Frame Depth)
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