JOHN ATHERTON (1900-1952) NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR. 1939. 30x20 inches, 76x51 cm. Grinnell Lith Co., New York. Condition B+: crease through lower left corner; creases in image; minor tears at edges, some slightly affecting image. Paper. Atherton was a graphic designer and a Surrealist painter. He is best remembered for this poster and his award-winning "Buy a Share in America" poster from 1941. He went on to design many covers for The Saturday Evening Post, Fortune and Holiday magazines.
