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Print, Cover of The New Yorker, The New York World's Fair, September 2, 1939, 1939
Ilonka Karasz designed 186 covers for the New Yorker, many of which are distinguished by elevated, angled views of New York street scenes. This playful illustration depicts the Avenue of Patriots at the 1939 New York World's Fair and highlights the fair's special transportation system and bustling crowds. Karasz's designs for the magazine showed New York subjects in a modern European style, creating a visual art that was distinctly American. |