Print, Construction of the Trylon and Perisphere, 1939 New York World's Fair

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1929	Work on this object began.
1949	Work on this object ended.
1964	We acquired this object.
2002	We photographed this object.
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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

The colorful advertising poster is for a sleek aero- car. Fantasy inspired vehicles were commonly used as a marketing tool during the middle of the 20th century to inspire and awe consumers. This poster is made up of several key images. Prominently placed horizontally in the foreground occupying most of the lower segment of the poster is a long missile shaped vehicle, above it and to the right is a large pierced spherical globe which is balanced at the base by two diagonal supports and lastly in the background and slightly to the left is an obscured low-rise building block with an attached slim rectangular tower reaching upward and off the pictorial space. Overall, the aero car has a tapered elongated front, reminiscent of birds’ beak, it appears to be in motion at high speed, pointing toward the left of the frame. The body is a deep red hue with two silver torpedo shaped engines on the underside, one has a bright whitish yellow flame emanating from the rear. An individual dressed in a hat and coat is presented from the waist up behind a transparent curved windshield. Wires are faintly apparent below the vehicle, supported by inverted V-shaped struts with oval openings, giving the illusion of a fanciful horizontal launching platform as the aero-car is poised to take flight. Swirling fog fill the lower half of the dreamlike image, and stylized letters, widely spaced, spell the designer's name, W-O-Z-E-N-A, barely perceptible along the border.

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

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2CzaT/
Accession Number 1964-5-10
Object ID 18452113