Norman Bel Geddes

Norman Bel Geddes

male, deceased (1958)
Fragile Sunrise, futurama, theatrical, industrial designer, industrial design, designer…1939NewYork World's Fair
Norman Bel Geddes (April 27 1893 - May 8 1958) was an American theatrical and industrial designer who focused on aerodynamics. Born in Adrian,...
Robert Moses

Robert Moses

male, deceased (1981)
public transit, Yale University alumni, Secretary of State of New York, American urban planner, westchester county, State cabinet secretary of the United States…1939NewYork World's Fair, World's fair, from New Haven, Connecticut, 1964 New York World's Fair
Robert Moses (December 18 1888-July 29 1981) was the "master builder" of mid-20th century New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County. As...
Walter Dorwin Teague

Walter Dorwin Teague

male, deceased (1960)
Roanoke, art deco, Cold War, smithsonian, gas station, industrial designer…1939NewYork World's Fair
Walter Dorwin Teague (December 18, 1883 - December 5, 1960) was an Art Deco designer and industrial designer. He designed cameras for Eastman...

Grover Whalen

male, deceased (1962)
boutonniere, Let's Fly Away, Richard Byrd, politician, Public Relations, 1939NewYork World's Fair…New York politician
Grover Whalen was a prominent politician, businessman, and public relations guru in New York City during the 1930s and 1940s. His first major...
Maurice Ascalon

Maurice Ascalon

male, deceased (2003)
Death from Parkinson's Disease, Jewish person, shtetl, sculptor, hungarian, industrial designer…1939NewYork World's Fair
Maurice Ascalon (1913 - 2003) sculptor and industrial designer, is, by some accounts, considered the father of the modern Israeli decorative arts...
Willard van Dyke

Willard van Dyke

male, deceased (1986)
photographer, World War II, museum of modern art, Filmmaker, American, blacklist…1939NewYork World's Fair
Willard Van Dyke (5 December 1906 - 23 January 1986) was an American filmmaker and photographer who believed that photography could have a major...

Pierre Franey

male, deceased (1996)
The New York Times, Food writer, World War II, American, New York Times, 1939NewYork World's Fair
Pierre Franey (1921-October 15, 1996) is known for his 60 Minute Gourmet column for "The New York Times". Franey grew up in Northern Burgundy,...
Ladislav Sutnar

Ladislav Sutnar

male, deceased (1976)
graphic design, communication design, information architecture, war, information design, World War II…1939NewYork World's Fair
Ladislav Sutnar was a Czech graphic designer who was a pioneer of what is now termed information design and information architecture. He was...
Antonia Brico

Antonia Brico

female, deceased (1989)
pianist, immigrated to the United States, Immigration to the United States, 1939NewYork World's Fair, foster parent, new york philharmonic…New York World's Fair, New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Antonia Brico (June 26, 1902-August 3, 1989) was a conductor and pianist. Brico was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. She and her foster...
Al Feldstein

Al Feldstein

male, 84 years old
American painter, Visual arts of the United States, Flatbush, Brooklyn, Upper Manhattan, Brooklyn College, Art Students League of New York…1939NewYork World's Fair
Al Feldstein (born October 24, 1925) is an American painter of Western wildlife and an influential author-editor who wrote, drew and edited for EC...