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Series III: Exhibitions

Scope and Contents note

Series III. Exhibitions contains images from the 11th annual American Industrial Art Exhibition, held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1929, and A Century of Progress Exhibition, the Chicago World's Fair of 1933-1934. For the former, Hood designed a business executive's office and an apartment house loggia. For the Chicago World's Fair, Hood designed the Electrical Building Pavilion, as well as an exhibition garden for the American Radiator Company, and an exhibit for General Electric. Photographs of all these are found in this series.

The series is arranged chronologically.

American Industrial Art Exhibition

American Industrial Art Exhibition, 1929 Feb.-Sep.

Box: 6, Folder: 46 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

A Century of Progress Exhibition

American Radiator exhibition garden, 1929-1933

Box: 6, Folder: 47 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Electrical Building design, 1929-1933

Box: 6, Folder: 48 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General Electric exhibit, 1929-1933

Box: 6, Folder: 49 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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