Original Vintage Poster New York World Fair 1939 Goddess Libertas Globe Atherton
Features:
- A RARE FIND!
- Nice vintage original poster for the World Fair held in New York at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park from 30 April 1939 to 31 October 1940.
- Professionally matted and framed behind glass
- Artist John Atherton (1900 – 1952). A Minnesota born painter and graphic designer, Atherton worked most of his life in New York City as a surrealism landscape painter and a commercial artist designing ads for companies like The Container Corporation, General Motors, Shell Oil Company and painting covers for The Saturday Evening Post. This poster design for the world’s fair gained him national recognition.
- Poster features Atherton's depiction of Libertas, the Roman goddess and personification of Liberty. She supports a globe out from which are the two famous structures built for the fair - the Trylon (the spire) and the Perisphere (the sphere).
- Approximate dimensions as photographed
Condition:
- Vintage: This is a vintage item that show wear commensurate with age as photographed. See photos for detailed condition.
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