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JOHN ATHERTON (1900-1952) JOHN ATHERTON (1900-1952)
New York World's Fair 1939. Color lithograph poster, paper. 762x508 mm, 30x20 inches. Grinnell Lith Co., New York. 1939.
Atherton was a graphic designer and a surrealist painter. While he designed numerous covers for The Saturday Evening Post, Fortune and Holiday magazines, his output of posters was rather small; he is best remembered for this poster he designed for the New York World's Fair. He also designed at least two World War II posters.
This is the larger format. World of Tomorrow p. 218, Streamline p. 75.Condition B+: crease through lower left corner; creases in image; minor tears at edges, some slightly affecting image. Paper.
