Advertising Poster, "In 1939 The New York World's Fair"
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Artifact Overview
This poster encouraged travelers to choose the 1939-40 New York World's Fair as a vacation destination. This poster's streamlined graphic style--in which the fair's symbols, the Trylon and Perisphere are highlighted--reinforces the fair's hoped-for vision of an optimistic future in a "frictionless" American society.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Poster
Date Made
1937
Subject Date
1939
Creators
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
86.15.5.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Glass (Material)
Wood (Plant Material)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 45.5 in (Frame height)
Width: 33.5 in (Frame width)
Inscriptions
at top:
In 1939
across bottom:
THE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR
bottom, lower right corner:
COPYRIGHT 1937, NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1939 INCORPORATED.
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