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1964 New York World’s Fair Original Poster – Bob Peak – (Blue Version)

Original 1964 poster for the New York World’s Fair, designed by American illustrator Bob Peak. The fair, held at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens from April 1964 through October 1965, became a landmark event of mid-century design and architecture, with the Unisphere as its central symbol.
This lithograph was printed in New York and bears the mark of the Amalgamated Lithographers of America, Local 1, the union representing commercial lithographers at the time. The piece measures 11 × 16 inches and has been professionally mounted on linen for preservation. Condition is graded A (excellent), with vivid color and no noted defects.

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Details

Title: 1964 World’s Fair
Artist: Bob Peak
Date: 1964
Printer: Amalgamated Lithographers of America, Local 1
Size: 11 × 16 in. (28 × 41 cm)
Print Type: Lithography
Condition: Excellent, grade A, linen-backed

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Comments

An original promotional poster for the 1964–65 New York World’s Fair, linking two important strands of 20th-century American visual culture: the celebrated fair itself and the work of Bob Peak, one of the most influential commercial illustrators of his generation.