Untitled
1933
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1933
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Untitled is a 1933 by Weimer Pursell, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This 1933 poster by Weimer Pursell shows a big fair building in Chicago. It was made for the Century of Progress fair in 1933-34. The fair wanted to show science and technology could help America. Right after the Great Depression hit, Chicago needed hope. The fair’s buildings used new building tricks. They were fast to put up and looked huge. See more posters from this fair at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The poster by Weimer Pursell from 1933 depicts the Hall of Science, the central structure of the Chicago World’s Fair, characterized by its towering skyscraper-like design and broad terraces leading to a grand staircase. Bright block colors dominate the composition, with simplified, streamlined forms used throughout. Below, four additional fair buildings are shown from left to right: the Federal Building, the Electrical Building, the Travel and Transport Building, and the Agricultural Building. Figures populate the foreground and terraces, emphasizing the scale and activity of the event.
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Poster art from the 1930s often sold travel dreams on trains and ships. Weimer Pursell’s 1933 Untitled poster shows a streamlined ocean liner slicing through waves in bold Art Deco blues and silvers, promising speed and…
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