Chicago world's fair. A century of progress, 1833-1933 / Weimer Pursell. – Vintage Wall Art
![Chicago world's fair. A century of progress, 1833-1933 / Weimer Pursell., [Chicago] : Neely Printing Co., [1933] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b8/b8abd23d9f04-L.webp)
(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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Chicago world's fair. A century of progress, 1833-1933 / Weimer Pursell.. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Chicago world's fair. A century of progress, 1833-1933 / Weimer Pursell.
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The dates printed across this poster, 1833-1933, tie the Century of Progress International Exposition to the hundredth anniversary of Chicago's incorporation as a town. Designer Weimer Pursell created this color silkscreen for the fair's opening season on the lakefront, when the city hoped the exposition would draw visitors and lift spirits during the Depression. Printed by the Neely Printing Co. in Chicago, the poster shows the bold, flat color and graphic simplicity that screen printing brought to American exhibition advertising in the 1930s.
| Created / published | [Chicago] : Neely Printing Co., [1933] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color ; 107 x 72 cm. |
| Genre | Exhibition posters American 1930-1940.Screen prints Color 1930-1940. |
| Notes | Title from item. Promotional goal: U.S. K6. 1933. |
| Subjects | Century of Progress International Exposition--(1933-1934 :--Chicago, Ill.)--Exhibitions & displays. Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,188 × 1,686 px · prints to 4 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172947 |
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