New York Crystal Palace for the exhibition of the industry of all nations / designed by Carstensen & Gildemeister, N.Y. ; lithography of Nagel & Weingärtner, N.Y.; figures by Doepler. – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This antique lithograph of New York Crystal Palace for the exhibition of the industry of all nations / designed by Carstensen & Gildemeister, N.Y. ; lithography of Nagel & Weingärtner, N.Y.; figures by Doepler. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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New York Crystal Palace for the exhibition of the industry of all nations / designed by Carstensen & Gildemeister, N.Y. ; lithography of Nagel & Weingärtner, N.Y.; figures by Doepler.
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This tinted lithograph presents the New York Crystal Palace as its backers hoped it would look, published around 1852, a year before the glass and iron building opened in July 1853 on Reservoir Square, the site now occupied by Bryant Park. The architects, Carstensen & Gildemeister, modeled the hall on London's Crystal Palace of 1851, and the small figures crowding the grounds, drawn by Doepler, suggest the fashionable public the exhibition hoped to attract. The view shows how a young American city wanted to present itself on the international stage of industry and design.
| Created / published | New York : Published by Goupil & Co., c1852. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, tinted. |
| Genre | Lithographs 1850-1860. |
| Notes | Title from item. Copyright by Theodore Sedgwick. |
| Subjects | Exhibition buildings--New York (State)--New York--1850-1860. Crowds--New York (State)--New York--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,434 × 1,136 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216458 |
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