Collection Highlights
American Bastille
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.E458.8.M36.1870F.XL
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Souvenir
Object Number:
2002.1.1927
Date:
1939
Medium:
Metal, wood
Dimensions:
2 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 4 3/8 in.
Description:
This souvenir metal figurine has the spherical domed pavillion, the Perishpere, and pyrimidal spire, the Trylon, of the New York 1939 World's Fair 'World of Tomorrow' mounted on a small wood base. A plaque on the front reads "New York World's Fair/ 1939".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
