COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Sarg, Tony (1880-1942)
Date:
1939
Short Title:
New York 1939 Official World's Fair Pictorial Map.
Publisher:
Tony Sarg Publications
Publisher Location:
New York
Type:
Separate Map
Obj Height cm:
29
Obj Width cm:
58
Note:
Includes Index of Exhibits and an index to the Amusement Area.
Subject:
Pictorial map
Full Title:
The New York 1939 Official World's Fair Pictorial Map Created by Tony Sarg.
List No:
8581.002
Series No:
2
Publication Author:
Sarg, Tony (1880-1942)
Pub Date:
1939
Pub Title:
The New York 1939 Official World's Fair Pictorial Map Created by Tony Sarg.
Pub Note:
Tony Sarg, AKA Anthony Frederick Sarg was an illustrator and a renown puppeteer. One claim to fame was his animation of 20 films, including the 1921 film, "The First Circus". He was an early designer of animal balloons (up to 125 feet long) for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, illustrated children's books, and did animated store window displays. His cumulative audience of 3 million at the 1933 Chicago World Fair was the pinnacle of his outstanding marionette theater productions. Once weathy, he died bankrupt in 1942.
Pub List No:
8581.000
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Pub Maps:
1
Pub Height cm:
29
Pub Width cm:
29
Image No:
8581002
Authors:
Sarg, Tony (1880-1942)
