Next up is the statue of Europa by Gleb W. Derujinsky and was located in the Court of the Railroads. All of the statues were fantastic Art Deco masterpieces and this one is no exception.
Next up is the Perisphere. This reminds me of Spaceship Earth at EPCOT Center. It also reminds me of the Things to Come the 1930's H.G. Wells Science Fiction film.
Final image for today is what must have been a wonder, the ability to walk through a waterfall at the Electrical Utilities Pavilion.
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What happened to all that wonderful statuary after the fair?
These are fun, looking forward to more :-)
Love the Sphere, "Things to Come" Rocks, nice poignant reference.
What an amazing Fair that was, built near the end of the Depression and the start of WWII. There are hours of truly amazing color footage from this Fair that you can download for free from archive.org:
http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22World's%20Fairs%3A%20New%20York%2C%201939-40%22
The ones that say "Medicus collection" are the best!
Stunning pictures. I truly respect the thought and artistry that went into this World's Fair. It was a tough act to follow.
The "Europa and the Bull" statue is a pretty conventional subject for a focal-point statue. (see Wikipedia for the story*)
Many Art Deco sculptures had a fascination for it: Europa riding a bull turns up everywhere in the 30s, including the Queen Mary's 1st Class Main Lounge. Go figure.
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbols_of_Europe#Europa_and_the_bull
The visitors to this fair must have been in awe of the things to come in the future. But unfortunately they would have to deal with a war first.
Great pictures from a great fair. Thanks Matterhorn, much appreciated.
Thanks for sharing this information and hope to read more from you.
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