Original 1939 John Atherton New York World\'s Fair Poster Rare Mini NYC Goddess For Sale

$Original 1939 John Atherton New York World\'s Fair Poster Rare Mini NYC Goddess$
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Original 1939 John Atherton New York World\'s Fair Poster Rare Mini NYC Goddess:
$524.24

Original New York World\'s Fair 1939 John Atherton RARE mini-poster

Nice vintage original poster for the World Fair held in New York at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park from 30 April 1939 to 31 October 1940.

Matted and framed behind glass

Artist John Atherton (1900 – 1952). A Minnesota born painter and graphic designer, Atherton worked most of his life in New York City as a surrealism landscape painter and a commercial artist designing ads for companies like The Container Corporation, General Motors, Shell Oil Company and painting covers for The Saturday Evening Post. This poster design for the world’s fair gained him national recognition.

Poster features Atherton\'s depiction of Libertas, the Roman goddess and personification of Liberty. She supports a globe out from which are the two famous structures built for the fair - the Trylon (the spire) and the Perisphere (the sphere).

Sheet size: 10 1/4\" h x 7\" w.

Frame overall 13 1/2\" x 10 1/2\", ss 10\" x 7\"

Condition: light toning to paper, some minor wear to corners but obstructed by mat