Ford Building, Industrial Hall, New York World's Fair

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company, a major participant in the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, hired industrial designer Walter Dorwin Teague to create its exhibition building in New York City's Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. This conceptual rendering shows the interior of Teague's modern Ford Building, where fairgoers could peruse industrial demonstrations and informative displays.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Rendering (Drawing)

Date Made

1937-1939

Subject Date

1939-1940

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

83.1.1645.17

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Charcoal pencils

Technique

Rendering (Drawing techniques)

Dimensions

Height: 23 in
Width: 30 in