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HENRY K. BENCSATH (1909-1996). NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR /

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HENRY K. BENCSATH (1909-1996). NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR /

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HENRY K. BENCSATH (1909-1996) NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR / AMERICAN AIRLINES. 1964.
39¾x30½ inches, 101x77½ cm.
Condition A.
Bencsath was primarily a stamp designer, for which he was highly-regarded, but he also designed two posters for American Airlines. This wonderful modernist cityscape of Manhattan also features the Unisphere, the icon of the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. Huhne p. 138.

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HENRY K. BENCSATH (1909-1996). NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR /

Name: HENRY K. BENCSATH (1909-1996). NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR /
SKU: 116178372
Price: 1300 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $600 - $900

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