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Print, Construction of the Trylon and Perisphere, 1939 New York World's Fair
This is a Print. It was designed by Hugh Ferriss. It is dated ca. 1939 and we acquired it in 1964. Its medium is lithograph on cream wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
It is credited Gift of Mrs. Hugh Ferriss.
- Scale Model (1:150), Forest Building
- wood and plastic.
- Courtesy of Trace Architecture Office (TAO).
- s-e-1874
- Print, Proposal for Airline Terminal
- photostat on sensitized paper.
- Gift of Mrs. Hugh Ferriss.
- 1964-5-17
- Drawing, Concept Car
- color pencil, brush and gouache on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of Paul Herzan and from General Acquisitions....
- 2017-18-8
Its dimensions are
53.8 x 70.8cm (21 3/16 x 27 7/8in.) Mat: 71.1 x 91.4 cm (28 x 36 in.)
It is signed
In stone, lower left: Hugh Ferriss (first name partially obscured)
Cite this object as
Print, Construction of the Trylon and Perisphere, 1939 New York World's Fair; Designed by Hugh Ferriss (American, 1889–1962); USA; lithograph on cream wove paper; 53.8 x 70.8cm (21 3/16 x 27 7/8in.) Mat: 71.1 x 91.4 cm (28 x 36 in.); Gift of Mrs. Hugh Ferriss; 1964-5-10
