The New York World's Fair, 1939/1940: in 155 Photographs by Richard Wurts and Others [Paperback]

Richard Wurts (Author), Stanley Appelbaum (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1977

Photographic tour of best-loved world's fair: the 700-foot-tall Trylon; the 200-foot-wide Perisphere; GM's Futurama ride; 3-D movies; Elektro the 7-foot-tall robot; artwork by Salvador Dali, Rockwell Kent, Alexander Calder, and much more. 155 photographs. Map. Introduction. Captions. Index.

Product Details

• Paperback: 170 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications; 1ST edition (June 1, 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486234940
• ISBN-13: 978-0486234946
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #447,307 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book started my love with the World's Fair, March 16, 1999

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This review is from: The New York World's Fair, 1939/1940: in 155 Photographs by Richard Wurts and Others (Paperback)

I received this book not long after it came out in the 1970's. It is a book of photographs from the Wurts Brothers who were famous architectural photographers of the period. It has many photos that are not in other world's fair books, including a number that were taken during the construction of the fair. Most of the photographs are very beautiful (but no color photos) and many pictures of architectural details are included. Very nice book. It was the first item in what became my world's fair collection.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The World of Tomorrow...., January 9, 2008

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This review is from: The New York World's Fair, 1939/1940: in 155 Photographs by Richard Wurts and Others (Paperback)

The New York World's fair, in 1939 and 1940, was New York's crack at selling itself and the nation's industry to the world. 3-D movies, robots, buildings designed to be the homes and business centers of the future fill the photos of this book. The idea of the fair, to give New York a new image was overwhelmed by the imagination and energy put into the fair by the artists, architects, industrial designers, and millions of others. The fair was about science and business and a better tomorrow. The book is almost like a guide to the fair, starting with a very detailed map and than exploring every area of the fair, building by building, exhibit by exhibit. New cars, radios, televisions, phones and the promise of a wonderful future was the theme. The fact that war was just around the corner just makes these dreams seem all the more fragile and lovely, like flowers we know are about to be crushed.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Looking Forward to Getting Back, January 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The New York World's Fair, 1939/1940: in 155 Photographs by Richard Wurts and Others (Paperback)

If one picture is worth a 1,000 words then this book makes bracingly clear the visual and visceral impact of the New York World's Fair of 1939.

Indeed, it is a fine companion to "Dream of Venus (Or Living Pictures)," a clever novel set in the New York World's Fair of 1939 also available from Amazon.