1893 CHICAGO WORLD\'S FAIR PORTFOLIO OF PHOTOGRAPHS BOOK ART SERIES NO. 4 for Sale

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1893 CHICAGO WORLD\'S FAIR PORTFOLIO OF PHOTOGRAPHS BOOK ART SERIES NO. 4 For Sale

$1893 CHICAGO WORLD\'S FAIR PORTFOLIO OF PHOTOGRAPHS BOOK ART SERIES NO. 4$
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1893 CHICAGO WORLD\'S FAIR PORTFOLIO OF PHOTOGRAPHS BOOK ART SERIES NO. 4:
$30.00

A little history lesson first, courtesy of Wikipedia ...
The World\'s Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World\'s Fair, was a world\'s fair held in Chicago from May 5 to October 31, 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus\'s arrival in the New World in 1492. The centerpiece of the Fair, held in Jackson Park, was a large water pool representing the voyage that Columbus took to the New World. Chicago won the right to host the fair over several competing cities, including New York City, Washington, D.C., and St. Louis. The exposition was an influential social and cultural event and had a profound effect on American architecture, the arts, American industrial optimism, and Chicago\'s image.
The layout of the Chicago Columbian Exposition was predominantly designed by John Wellborn Root, Daniel Burnham, Frederick Law Olmsted, and Charles B. Atwood. It was the prototype of what Burnham and his colleagues thought a city should be. It was designed to follow Beaux-Arts principles of design, namely neoclassical architecture principles based on symmetry, balance, and splendor. The color of the material generally used to cover the buildings\' façades white staff gave the fairgrounds its nickname, the White City. Many prominent architects designed its 14 \"great buildings\". Artists and musicians were featured in exhibits and many also made depictions and works of art inspired by the exposition.
The exposition covered 690 acres, featuring nearly 200 new but temporary buildings of predominantly neoclassical architecture, canals and lagoons, and people and cultures from 46 countries. More than 27 million people attended the exposition during its six-month run. Its scale and grandeur far exceeded the other world\'s fairs, and it became a symbol of emerging American exceptionalism.
Dedication ceremonies for the fair were held on October 21, 1892, but the fairgrounds were not actually opened to the public until May 1, 1893. The fair continued until October 30, 1893. In addition to recognizing the 400th anniversary of the \"discovery of the New World\" from the European perspective, the fair also served to show the world that Chicago had risen from the ashes of the Great Chicago Fire, which had destroyed much of the city in 1871.
On October 9, 1893, the day designated as Chicago Day, the fair set a world record for outdoor event attendance, drawing 751,026 people. The debt for the fair was soon paid off with a check for $1.5 million (equivalent to $48.9 million in 2022). Chicago has commemorated the fair with one of the stars on its municipal flag.And now on to this listing ...
This listing is for a Portfolio of Photographs of the 1893 World\'s Fair. This series was published weekly by the Werner Company in Chicago. There were 15 or 16 publications in this Art Series. Offered here is the hard-to-find Art Series No. 4. The first 6 pages (back and front of 3 sheets of paper) are not numbered. Page 7 begins the numbering with 1. The numbered pages are 1 through 10.
Front and back cover have partially separated from the spine (which is held by only two staples). Tanning and some foxing to pages. A few tears to the cover. See photos for details and examine carefully, as they are part of the description.If you are a collector of 1893 Chicago World\'s Fair memorabilia, this is a must-have for your collection!
I am listing many other items on , including other World\'s Fair souvenir items. Please check my other items, as I will be happy to combine shipping.
I do not accept returns. Please examine the photos and description carefully, and ask questions if you are unsure.ABSOLUTELY NO RETURNS OR EXCHANGES.