Varied Views for a Variety of Visitors
• December 15, 2023 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1920s, acquisitions, African American History, Art Basel, Artists, bindings, book art, children's books, Cuba, curator, dance, Disney, displays, Dr. Nicolae Harsanyi, exhibitions, Francis Xavier Luca, French consulate, gifts, graphic designers, library donors, Michelle Oka Doner, Mitchell Wolfson Jr., museums, Orientalism, prohibition, The Wolfsonian Library, Vicki Gold Levi, Wolfsonian staff, World's fairs
Tags: 1939-1940 New York World's Fair, 1964-1965 New York World's Fair, A. Assus, Aaron Douglas (1899-1979), Al Hirschfeld, Alex Rigorard, All the World's a Stage: The Sketchbooks and Theatrical Designs of Albert Wainwright (Wolfsonian Library installation), André Suréda, Art Basel, Atomium, celebrities, Charles Laborde (1886-1941), collecting cards, Colonies, Cuba, dancers, Daniel Morris, Donald Deskey, ephemera, Expo '58 (Brussels), Exposition coloniale internationale, FIU, FIU Professor Maria Antonieta Garcia, Folies Bergere, France, France's overseas empire, Francis Xavier Luca, French Guiana, French Orientalists, Futurama, Guyane francaise, Harlem Renaissance, Josephine Baker, La Reunion, La Tunisie, LACMA, Louis Antoni, Marco Brambilla, Maurice Bouviolle, movies stars, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey (Mexico), paper toys, Paul Colin (1892-1985), pop-up books, Progressland, Prohibition, revues, Sheet music covers, singers, Sketchbooks, the Charleston (dance), tourism, Walt Disney
VISIONARY ARCHITECTURE AND THE WORLD’S FAIRS OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY: A WOLFSONIAN PERSPECTIVE
• May 14, 2014 • Leave a CommentPosted in architects, architecture, children's books, Disney, exhibitions, international expositions, Mitchell Wolfson Jr., monumental architecture, New York World's Fair 1964, rare books and special collections library, The Wolfsonian-FIU library, Vintage postcards, Wolfsonian, Wolfsonian library, Wolfsonian library collection, Wolfsonian museum library, Wolfsonian staff, Wolfsonian-FIU library, World's fairs
Tags: 1958 Brussels Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau), Architects, Atomium, Balloons, Belgium, bird’s eye views, cable cars, Century of Progress Exhibition (1933-1934: Chicago), Chicago (Illinois), children’s pop-up books, Clara Helena Palacio Luca, Cold War, Crystal Palace, Democracity, Eiffel Tower, engineers, Epcot Center, Exhibition buildings, Expo '86, Exposition Universelle of 1889 (Paris), Expositions, Ferris Wheel, Francis Xavier Luca, Futurama, futuristic architecture, General Motors Corporation, George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. (1859-1896), gift shops, Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nation (1851: London), HemisFair ’68, HemisFair Park (San Antonio), Hyde Park (London), International exhibitions, John Coppola, La Tour Eiffel, Men in Black (film), New York (New York State), New York World's Fair (1939-1940), New York World’s Fair (1964-1965), Norman Bel Geddes, Observation towers, Parachute Jump, pavilions, revolving restaurants, Riverwalk (San Antonio), San Antonio (Texas), Seattle (Washington), Sir Joseph Paxton (1803-1865), Sky Ride, Soviet Union, Space Needle, Sputnik, stereograph cards, student-curated exhibits, Sydenham Hill, tourists, Towers, Trylon and Perisphere, Unisphere, Visionary architecture, World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago), World’s Fairs
A VERY WOLFSONIAN WORLD’S FAIR
• April 16, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in acquisitions, American architects, architects, architecture, bindings, collectors, displays, donations, exhibitions, FIU, FIU School of Architecture, FIU students, Florida International University, Florida International University students, George B. Post (firm), gifts, library donors, memorabilia, Midways, Mitchell Wolfson, Mitchell Wolfson Jr., museums, Norman Bel Geddes, postcards, posters, promotional materials, student curators, Student exhibit, Wolfsonian library, Wolfsonian library collection, Wolfsonian library exhibits, Wolfsonian museum library, Wolfsonian staff, Wolfsonian-FIU library, World's fairs
Tags: A Century of Progress International Exposition (Chicago: 1933-1934), accordion-style book bindings, Amparo Baquerizas, Anika Batista, Anthony Quintana, Art, Chris Ingalls, Clara Palacio-de Luca, Danilo A. Mantilla, Exhibition buildings, Expositions, FIU School of Architecture Professor Elysse Newman, Francis Xavier Luca, Futurama, George B. Post (architectural firm), Inez Barlatier, International exhibitions, Jessica Martin, Katie Acosta, Lea Nickless, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, Miami Dade College, miniature books, Mitchell Wolfson Jr., Mitchell Wolfson Jr. Sudy Centre, New World School of the Arts Gallery, New York World's Fair (1939-1940), New York World’s Fair (1939), Nicolae Harsanyi, Paintings, pavilions, Perisphere, President George Washington, Rebecca Flor, student-curated exhibits, Tony Sarg (1880-1942), Trylon, Veronika Lugo, World of Tomorrow, World's Columbian Exposition, World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago), World’s Fairs
A “BEHIND THE SCENES” LOOK AT THE NEW YORK WORLD’S FAIR
• September 11, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in graphic designers, Great Depression, international expositions, library donors, Wolfsonian library, Wolfsonian library collection, Wolfsonian library exhibits, Wolfsonian museum library, Wolfsonian-FIU library, World's fairs
Tags: A Century of Progress International Exposition, Aquacade, Billy Rose, California Pacific International Exposition, CLara Helena Palacio-de Luca, El Lissitzky (1890-1941), Francis Xavier Luca, Futurama, graphic statistics, Great Depression, Great Lakes Exposition, Grover Whalen, Hall of Medicine Building, Harvey Gibson, Hildreth Meiere (1892-1961), James Mauro, NYWF (1939-1940), Robert Moses, Statistically Speaking, Texas Centennial Exposition, The New York World's Fair (1939-40), Twilight at the world of tomorrow, Wolfsonian Book Club, World's Fairs
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