New York World's Fair
Object number2007.6.3
Artist
Jess Hager
Date1964-1965
Mediummat board, watercolor paints, illustration board Watercolor
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionWatercolor painting painted in deep browns and shades of orange and white-grey. Bird's-eye view scene of 1964 New York World's Fair. Large fountains in foreground; Unisphere in background, with many 1960s modern buildings, and people on walkways. Fireworks in sky and NBC cameraman and camera at top right. Dimensions24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm)Signed"J. Hager" right side, 4.5 inches from bottom corner.
InscriptionsText on side of camera in viewer's top right corner "NB / C".
Handwritten on reverse: "New York World's Fair in the '70s, Early". Also "15" circled on back.
Historical NotesPurchased from artist Jess Hager, through World West Galleries, Washington, PA.Label TextNew York World's Fair, by Jess Hager, watercolor, 1964-1965.
Related institution
United States Steel Corporation
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