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(Designs by Joseph Urban.)  Progress in Industrial Color and Protection at “A Century of Progress.” Chicago (American Asphalt Paint Co.)  1933. [45366]

Color and Protection (front cover).

Celebrated architect, interior decorator, exhibition designer, illustrator and color theorist Joseph Urban (1872-1933) went out on a high note.  His final project, a commission to oversee an inventive color scheme for The Rainbow City exhibits of the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, drew on the full range of his talents and interests. [click to continue…]

Tagged as: 1933 Chicago World's Fair, A Century of Progress, American Asphalt Paint Co., Color Theory, Exposition Design, Joseph Urban, The Rainbow City

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