“Persuasive Images: Architecture and the 1939–40 and 1964–65 New York World’s Fairs” Exhibition
Godwin-Ternbach Museum
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The World’s Fairs of 1939–40 and 1964–65 presented architecture in a variety of modern and postmodern styles. The photo exhibit Persuasive Images: Architecture and the 1939–40 and 1964–65 New York World’s Fairs will “reassess the conventional perceptions of the Fairs’ architecture, which was often ignored or ridiculed,” says curator Richard Hourahan, archivist, Queens Historical Society. “Examining commissions, designs, and completed projects allows a critical look at the themes and politics behind the Fairs’ creation and at the same time restores the architecture to its epochal significance.”
On view at the Godwin-Ternbach Museum at Queens College is over 100 photographs, selected from an array of local, national, and international archives, depicting rarely seen images of the architecture of both these World’s Fairs. As we look back on the 20th century, this show contextualizes and provides new insights into the significance, power, and cultural phenomena of world expositions.
Visitors are invited to give an oral history account of their memories of New York World’s Fairs. These histories are being collected in partnership with Queens Memory Project (queensmemory.org).
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Schedule
from June 29, 2015 to July 27, 2015