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This rare chromolithograph birds-eye view of the Fair was printed by the Winters Art Litho Co. of Chicago in 1891. Absolutely stunning view of Chicago and the World\'s Fair grounds, as imagine by the artist C. Graham. <p> Description Artist: C. GRAHAM
Size: 41 x 27 3/4 in./104 x 70.5 cm
Condition: B-/ a scratch and burn mark to lower left.
Printer: World\'s Fair Art Litho. Co., ChicagoKey Words: Americana; Exhibition; EventChicago World’s Fair/Columbian Exposition. 1893.
Originally created as part of a portfolio for the World’s Columbian Exposition, this print by C. Graham, taken from a watercolor, depicts a sweeping overhead view of the entire fair. Spreading over 600 acres along the coast of Lake Michigan, one can pick out various highlights from the event, including the Fine Arts Building, the United States Government Building, various country and state pavilions, a lighthouse, a functioning battleship, the Casino, a dairy, the Agricultural Building, the Woman’s Building, the Transportation Building, and dozens of other magnificent structures created by the country’s best architects. A slightly altered version of this image, complete with key, was also sold as a guidemap and souvenir to visitors.<p>Another original copy sold in June of this year for $3850.
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