Take a Look at Chicago’s Other World’s Fair:
A Century of Progress: Architecture and Chicago’s 1933-34 World’s Fair
“By the dog of Egypt, if someone had given me twenty-five million smackers and a strip of land
and told me to do what I wanted, this is what I’d have done.”
- Milton Mayer, journalist, 1933
(Chicago, September 2004) A new exhibition at the Chicago Architecture Foundation developed in partnership with the Chicago Park District illuminates the forgotten experiment in Chicago architecture that paved the way for Mies and modernism following World War II — the 1933-34 World’s Fair.
At the core of A Century of Progress: Architecture and Chicago’s 1933-34 World’s Fair is a suite of never-before-seen images taken by Kaufmann-Fabry, the official photographers for the fair. These images, along with colorful original architectural drawings that have never been on public view and souvenirs from the collection of the Museum of Science and Industry, will give visitors an intimate view of the exposition that dazzled the nation.
Special programs for family entertainment and adult education will take place during the exhibit run through November 21, 2004. Look for more details about programs and special events on CAF’s website at www.architecture.org
The Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing public interest and education in architecture and related design. The Foundation pursues this mission through a comprehensive program of exhibits, tours, special events, and lectures.
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