Keywords: Chicago World’s Fair; Century Of Progress Exposition; Streamline Moderne; Machine-Age Modern; Bas-Relief Panels; Architectural Wall Relief; Stylized Figural Panels; Torch-Bearer Figure; Allegorical Figures; Vertical Diptych; Tall Narrow Panels; Large-Scale Wall Art; Exhibition Design; American Decorative Arts; Modernist Sculpture, Metallic Patina Finish; Patinated Resin; Plastic Relief; Mounted Wood Frame; Wall-Mounted; Interior Designer Favorite; Statement Piece; Lobby / Corridor Installation; Museum Reproduction Lineage; École Des Beaux-Arts Training; French-American Sculptor; Chicago And Dallas Exhibitions, Low-Relief Sculpture; Decorative Panels; Silvered Surface; Industrial Aesthetic; Paired Panels; Entryway Feature

Summary:
Raoul Josset for the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. Pair of figural wall panels Cast circa 1985 from the now-lost originals, these patinated molded reliefs are mounted on wood frames and depict stylized figures in an Art Deco style. Josset, a French-American sculptor trained at the École des Beaux-Arts, created numerous works for exhibitions in Chicago and Dallas during the 1930s.

Measurement: 88 x 24 in. (223.5 x 61 cm.) approx

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