Nov 11, 2002 - Sale 1951

Sale 1951 - Lot 94

Price Realized: $ 1,495
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000
WIEMER PURSELL CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR. 1933.
41 1/8x27 7/8 inches. Neely Printing Co.
Condition B+: repaired tears in margins and image; repaired loss in left margin affecting image.
Pursell designed several posters for the Chicago World's Fair, this one, of the Hall of Science, is one of the most famous. The bright colors in Pursell's design may well have been representative of the neon lights that lit up the fairgrounds at night.