A World’s Fair brought the nations of the globe together for a celebration of culture, technology and commerce. Like the Olympics, cities and countries would lobby and fight for the opportunity to ...

The 1939 World Fair's theme was "The World of Tomorrow." The long-lost Rockwell Kent oil painting will be at the Salon Art + Design fair in New York. Rockwell Kent, Power (1939). Photo Courtesy of ...

1 film reel : si., b&w ; 16 mm. ; 2 min., 27 sec. Workers are seen on scaffolding brushing off the excess mortar around the mosaics designed by Meière for the 1939 World's Fair. Signage reads: ...

Touted on everything from publicity posters to a U.S. postage stamp as the “World of Tomorrow,” the 1939 World’s Fair was a showcase of modernity. Its sprawl across Flushing Meadow Park boasted ...

Looking Back at the Future, a book of photographs and text about the 1939 and 1964 World's Fairs, commemorates the 85th anniversary of the 1939 New York World's Fair and the 60th anniversary of the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. 1939 World's Fair lapel pin; top ...

“The year 1939 was a pivotal year in history,” Kahn tells Untapped New York. The play follows three storylines centered around different characters in New York that year. There’s an American-born ...

Up into the Space Needle the ANTIQUES ROADSHOW team went for a chat about World's Fair posters with expert Nicholas Lowry. With the Seattle, Washington, sky setting the stage, Nicho delved into the ...

Few sculptures by Harlem Renaissance artist Augusta Savage have survived—though her legacy has. Though Savage died in obscurity, she’s deservedly remembered for her tenacity and powerful figures, and ...

This reel from the *Home Movies: Medicus Collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40* offers a vivid Kodachrome glimpse into the "World of Tomorrow," showcasing an extraordinary range of exhibits, ...