REMEMBERING THE FUTURE The New York World's Fair From 1939 To 1964

This book is the accompaniment to an exhibit at The Queens Museum celebrating the 50th and 25th anniversaries of the two New York world's fairs. It consists of seven solid, scholarly essays, each offering interesting comparisons of the two fairs' visions of the future; the science and technology at each; their architecture; their art displays; their images and icons; and last but not least, the role of Robert Moses in each of them. One essayist observes, "If 1939 was the promise, 1964 was the fulfillment--but a fulfillment already crumbling . . . by 1964 the future had already happened, the postwar boom was running out of gas." The 1964 fair was the end of an era that gave way to perpetual world's fairs, expensive theme parks. Essays on two world fairs summarize their history, social, and cultural impact. Robert Rosenblum is a curator at the Guggenheim Museum and a professor at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. He is the author of multiple volumes on modern and contemporary art, including The Paintings of August Strindberg and Paintings in the Musee d'Orsay. He is the recipient of a Frank Jewett Mather Award for Distinction in Art Criticism. Out of Print. Condition: Very Good. Front cover has scuffing and minor scratches along with a dent and a bumped corner.