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Items Statue of George Washington for Central Mall, New York World's Fair 1939. The largest portrait statue fashioned by mankind in modern times will honor George Washington when the New York World's Fair opens on April 30, 1939, commemorating the first president's inauguration. The sculpture, shown above in a model by James Earle Fraser, will be 65 feet high, including a 15-foot base, and will be one of the principal decorative features of the mile-long Central Mall...
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Statue of George Washington for Central Mall, New York World's Fair 1939. The largest portrait statue fashioned by mankind in modern times will honor George Washington when the New York World's Fair opens on April 30, 1939, commemorating the first president's inauguration. The sculpture, shown above in a model by James Earle Fraser, will be 65 feet high, including a 15-foot base, and will be one of the principal decorative features of the mile-long Central Mall...

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Statue of George Washington for Central Mall, New York World's Fair 1939. The largest portrait statue fashioned by mankind in modern times will honor George Washington when the New York World's Fair opens on April 30, 1939, commemorating the first president's inauguration. The sculpture, shown above in a model by James Earle Fraser, will be 65 feet high, including a 15-foot base, and will be one of the principal decorative features of the mile-long Central Mall...

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Statue of George Washington for Central Mall, New York World's Fair 1939. The largest portrait statue fashioned by mankind in modern times will honor George Washington when the New York World's Fair opens on April 30, 1939, commemorating the first president's inauguration. The sculpture, shown above in a model by James Earle Fraser, will be 65 feet high, including a 15-foot base, and will be one of the principal decorative features of the mile-long Central Mall...
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George Washington

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1939 (Questionable)
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Topics
Washington, George, 1732-1799
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Notes
Source note: Title from typewritten press release affixed to verso, dated for release Sunday, December 12, 1937.
Physical Description
Photographic prints
Type of Resource
Still image
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Other local Identifier: Portrait File
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 14037c30-23a1-0131-d95d-58d385a7bbd0
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1939: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Statue of George Washington for Central Mall, New York World's Fair 1939. The largest portrait statue fashioned by mankind in modern times will honor George Washington when the New York World's Fair opens on April 30, 1939, commemorating the first president's inauguration. The sculpture, shown above in a model by James Earle Fraser, will be 65 feet high, including a 15-foot base, and will be one of the principal decorative features of the mile-long Central Mall..." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c499a00-23a1-0131-4c93-58d385a7bbd0

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Statue of George Washington for Central Mall, New York World's Fair 1939. The largest portrait statue fashioned by mankind in modern times will honor George Washington when the New York World's Fair opens on April 30, 1939, commemorating the first president's inauguration. The sculpture, shown above in a model by James Earle Fraser, will be 65 feet high, including a 15-foot base, and will be one of the principal decorative features of the mile-long Central Mall..." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c499a00-23a1-0131-4c93-58d385a7bbd0

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1939). Statue of George Washington for Central Mall, New York World's Fair 1939. The largest portrait statue fashioned by mankind in modern times will honor George Washington when the New York World's Fair opens on April 30, 1939, commemorating the first president's inauguration. The sculpture, shown above in a model by James Earle Fraser, will be 65 feet high, including a 15-foot base, and will be one of the principal decorative features of the mile-long Central Mall... Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c499a00-23a1-0131-4c93-58d385a7bbd0

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c499a00-23a1-0131-4c93-58d385a7bbd0 | title= (still image) Statue of George Washington for Central Mall, New York World's Fair 1939. The largest portrait statue fashioned by mankind in modern times will honor George Washington when the New York World's Fair opens on April 30, 1939, commemorating the first president's inauguration. The sculpture, shown above in a model by James Earle Fraser, will be 65 feet high, including a 15-foot base, and will be one of the principal decorative features of the mile-long Central Mall..., (1939) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=January 16, 2025 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Statue of George Washington for Central Mall, New York World's Fair 1939. The largest portrait statue fashioned by mankind in modern times will honor George Washington when the New York World's Fair opens on April 30, 1939, commemorating the first president's inauguration. The sculpture, shown above in a model by James Earle Fraser, will be 65 feet high, including a 15-foot base, and will be one of the principal decorative features of the mile-long Central Mall...