Executive Lounge, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
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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. Inside, furnishings and decor reflected Teague's modern, eye-catching design. Clean curves, sharp lines, modern materials, and industrial imagery in Ford's executive and dealers' lounges symbolized the company's technological progress.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
28 May 1939
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.232.1508
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
Verso: 299
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