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view Photograph of sculpture <em>Spirit of Flight</em> by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney at the New York World's Fair digital asset: front

Photograph of sculpture Spirit of Flight by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney at the New York World's Fair

Creator:
Acme Newspictures, Inc.  Search this
Acme Newspictures, Inc.  Search this
Subject:
Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt  Search this
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Date:
circa 1940
Topic:
Outdoor sculpture  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)19660
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Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney papers, 1851-1975, bulk 1888-1942
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
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edanmdm:AAADCD_item_19660
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view Musicorner room designed by John Vassos displayed at the American at Home Pavilion, 1940 New York World's Fair digital asset number 1

Musicorner room designed by John Vassos displayed at the American at Home Pavilion, 1940 New York World's Fair

Photographer:
Smith, Richard Averill  Search this
Smith, Richard Averill  Search this
Subject:
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Date:
1940
Topic:
Display rooms and spaces  Search this
Furniture design  Search this
Interior design  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)8172
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John Vassos Papers, 1915-1989
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
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edanmdm:AAADCD_item_8172
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Hildreth Meière footage of murals and friezes at the 1939 New York World's Fair

Creator:
Meiere, M. Hildreth (Marie Hildreth), 1892-1961  Search this
Meiere, M. Hildreth (Marie Hildreth), 1892-1961  Search this
Subject:
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Motion Picture Film
Date:
1939
Topic:
Murals  Search this
Public sculpture  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)16800
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Hildreth Meière papers, 1901-2011, bulk 1911-1960
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Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_16800
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1939 New York World's Fair, construction of a frieze

Creator:
Meiere, M. Hildreth (Marie Hildreth), 1892-1961  Search this
Meiere, M. Hildreth (Marie Hildreth), 1892-1961  Search this
Subject:
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Motion Picture Film
Date:
1939
Topic:
Mural painting and decoration (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Murals  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)16801
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Hildreth Meière papers, 1901-2011, bulk 1911-1960
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_16801
view Mural painters in World's Fair film digital asset number 1

Mural painters in World's Fair film

Creator:
Meière, Hildreth, 1892-1961  Search this
Meière, Hildreth, 1892-1961  Search this
Subject:
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Writings
Date:
1939
Topic:
Mural painters  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)18117
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Hildreth Meière papers, 1901-2011, bulk 1911-1960
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Archives of American Art
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edanmdm:AAADCD_item_18117
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view Chaim Gross working on his sculpture titled <em>Harvest</em> digital asset number 1

Chaim Gross working on his sculpture titled Harvest

Creator:
Peter A. Juley & Son  Search this
Peter A. Juley & Son  Search this
Subject:
Gross, Chaim  Search this
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Date:
not after 1939
Topic:
Artists at or with their work  Search this
Artists' studios  Search this
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)3502
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Chaim Gross papers, 1920-2004
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Archives of American Art
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edanmdm:AAADCD_item_3502
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view Elizabeth McCausland at silk screen demonstrations, World's Fair digital asset number 1

Elizabeth McCausland at silk screen demonstrations, World's Fair

Photographer:
Fredmacher  Search this
Fredmacher  Search this
Subject:
Gottlieb, Harry  Search this
McCausland, Elizabeth  Search this
World's fairs  Search this
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Date:
1940 Aug. 11
Topic:
Art teachers  Search this
Exhibitions  Search this
Textile craft  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)7601
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Elizabeth McCausland papers, 1838-1995, bulk 1920-1960
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_7601
view Charles Green Shaw gouache sketch for World's Fair motorized piece digital asset number 1

Charles Green Shaw gouache sketch for World's Fair motorized piece

Creator:
Shaw, Charles Green, 1892-1974  Search this
Shaw, Charles Green, 1892-1974  Search this
Subject:
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Artworks
Date:
ca. 1940
Topic:
Kinetic sculpture  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)9233
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Charles Green Shaw papers, 1833-1979, bulk 1909-1974
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_9233
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view Ruth Gikow demonstrating mural painting digital asset number 1

Ruth Gikow demonstrating mural painting

Creator:
Federal Art Project (N.Y.)  Search this
Federal Art Project (N.Y.)  Search this
Subject:
Gikow, Ruth Levine  Search this
Federal Art Project (N.Y.)  Search this
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Date:
1940 Aug. 21
Topic:
Murals  Search this
Painting  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)9881
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Jack Levine papers, 1923-1999
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_9881
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view Abraham Harriton digital asset number 1

Abraham Harriton

Photographer:
Mipaas, Cyril  Search this
Mipaas, Cyril  Search this
Subject:
Harriton, Abraham  Search this
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Place:
New York, N.Y.
Date:
1938 Aug. 16
Topic:
Art and state  Search this
Artists at or with their work  Search this
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this
Painting  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)2143
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Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, circa 1920-1965, bulk 1935-1942
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_2143
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view Irene Rice Pereira digital asset number 1

Irene Rice Pereira

Photographer:
Mipaas, Cyril  Search this
Mipaas, Cyril  Search this
Subject:
Pereira, I. Rice (Irene Rice)  Search this
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Date:
1938 Aug. 16
Topic:
Art and state  Search this
Artists at or with their work  Search this
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)2322
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Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, circa 1920-1965, bulk 1935-1942
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_2322
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view Jacques Van Aalten digital asset number 1

Jacques Van Aalten

Photographer:
Von Urban  Search this
Von Urban  Search this
Subject:
Van Aalten, Jacques  Search this
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Date:
1938 June 3
Topic:
Art and state  Search this
Artists at or with their work  Search this
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)2746
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Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, circa 1920-1965, bulk 1935-1942
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_2746
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view Louis Ross digital asset number 1

Louis Ross

Photographer:
Robbins, David  Search this
Robbins, David  Search this
Subject:
Ross, Louis  Search this
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Place:
New York, N.Y.
Date:
1938 December 29
Topic:
Art and state  Search this
Artists at or with their work  Search this
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)2817
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Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, circa 1920-1965, bulk 1935-1942
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_2817
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view Louis Ross digital asset number 1

Louis Ross

Photographer:
Robbins, David  Search this
Robbins, David  Search this
Subject:
Ross, Louis  Search this
World's fairs  Search this
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Place:
New York, N.Y.
Date:
1938 December 29
Topic:
Art and state  Search this
Artists at or with their work  Search this
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)2818
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Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, circa 1920-1965, bulk 1935-1942
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_2818
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view Eric Mose digital asset number 1

Eric Mose

Photographer:
Robbins, David  Search this
Robbins, David  Search this
Subject:
Mose, Eric  Search this
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Place:
New York, N.Y.
Date:
1939 Feb. 15
Topic:
Art and state  Search this
Artists at or with their work  Search this
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this
Painting  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)2864
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Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, circa 1920-1965, bulk 1935-1942
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_2864
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view Pennsylvania Pavilion at the New York World's Fair digital asset number 1

Pennsylvania Pavilion at the New York World's Fair

Photographer:
Davis, Paul  Search this
Davis, Paul  Search this
Creator:
George H. Davis Studio  Search this
Subject:
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Date:
1939
Topic:
Exhibitions  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)9882
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Marcel Breuer papers, 1920-1986
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_9882
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view Concetta Maria Scaravaglione putting the finishing touches on a sculpture digital asset number 1

Concetta Maria Scaravaglione putting the finishing touches on a sculpture

Subject:
Scaravaglione, Concetta Maria  Search this
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Date:
1938
Topic:
Artists at or with their work  Search this
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)2373
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Miscellaneous photographs collection, circa 1845-1980
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_2373
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view Unidentified man working on tile pieces of J. Scott Williams' mural for the World's Fair digital asset number 1

Unidentified man working on tile pieces of J. Scott Williams' mural for the World's Fair

Subject:
Williams, J. Scott (John Scott)  Search this
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Date:
not after 1939
Topic:
Tiles  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)2449
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Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, circa 1920-1965, bulk 1935-1942
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_2449
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view Unidentified man working at a kiln digital asset number 1

Unidentified man working at a kiln

Subject:
Williams, J. Scott (John Scott)  Search this
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Date:
not after 1939
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)2732
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Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, circa 1920-1965, bulk 1935-1942
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_2732
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view J. Scott Williams digital asset number 1

J. Scott Williams

Subject:
Williams, J. Scott (John Scott)  Search this
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Date:
not after 1939
Topic:
Artists at or with their work  Search this
Mural painting and decoration  Search this
Tiles  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)2733
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Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, circa 1920-1965, bulk 1935-1942
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_2733
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