Jan 27, 2022 - Sale 2593

Sale 2593 - Lot 172

Price Realized: $ 500
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400

DESIGNER UNKNOWN


Poster Competition New York World's Fair 1939.
Lithograph brochure mailer, folded 305x229 mm, 12x9 inches. [New York, 1938].

A brochure mailer for Art Teachers, promoting a student Poster Competition for the World's Fair. The contest was open "to all students in Grade Schools, High Schools, Art Schools, Colleges, and Universities, whether under public or private direction, in the United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands." Intended to be displayed "on blackboard or bulletin board -- where ever it will most effectively reach your students." Consisting of one page, folded in half, the interior features the rules of the contest printed over a depiction of the Trylon, Perisphere and Helicline. Typed-in address in mailing panel.