Nostalgia for the future : tomorrow is 50 years old

Author

Dault, Gary Michael

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Canadian art. 1989, Num. 4, Vol. 6, 17-18, 3 ill.

ISSN

0825-3854

Abstract (en)

Reflects on the 1939 New York World's Fair, conceived as the 'World of Tomorrow', and especially the Trylon and Perisphere (obelisk and globe), designed by Wallace K. Harrison, which epitomized the fair's futuristic theme.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Architecture -- United States
• New York (NY, USA)//World's Fair (1939)
• Harrison, Wallace Kirkman, 1895-1981
• Architecture
• United States
• Trylon and Perisphere
• Exhibition buildings

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Architecture -- États-Unis
• Harrison, Wallace Kirkman, 1895-1981
• Architecture
• Etats-Unis
• Trylon et périsphère
• Pavillon d'exposition

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920101-00418062

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