Downtown District of Manhattan, Wonderful Illustrated Map Poster, 1789 Nieuw Amsterdam and New York 1939
- 1938
- A. Zaidenberg
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36 x 25 inches ~ (91 x 63 cm)$1,650
- Linen backed
Linen backing is the industry standard of conservation. Canvas is stretchered and a sheet of acid free barrier paper is laid down. The poster is then pasted to the acid free paper using an acid free paste. This process is fully reversible and gives support to the poster. A border of linen is left around the poster and can be used by a framer to mount the poster so that nothing touches the poster itself.
The price of this poster includes linen backing.
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Colorful illustrated map of “modern” 1939 Downtown District of Manhattan surrounded by early colonial scenes, including Christopher Columbus speaking with Native Americans, George Washington arriving at Murray's Wharf, and Statue of Liberty. Most likely, this map was created for the 1939 New York World's Fair.
Teacher, printmaker, sculptor and artist, Zaidenberg is best remembered for his seminal work Anyone Can Draw, published the same year that he designed this map. Throughout his career, he designed over 100 murals for hotels in Miami, New York and for the cruise ship Rotterdam.
