November 13, 2012, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsRemembering Futurama at the 1939 New York World’s Fair Norman Bel Geddes’s Futurama exhibit, dedicated to “building the world of tomorrow,” proved to be a step into Bob Hesdorfer’s future before he’d even arrived. “I was probably 14,” says Hesdorfer, referring to the spring day in 1939 that he and a classmate spent at the New York World’s Fair.… read more
October 11, 2012, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsIn the Galleries: Norman Bel Geddes’s diagram for ‘Highways and Horizons’ Forecasting the automobile’s ability to transform society, industrial designer Norman Bel Geddes planned his Futurama exhibition at the 1939–1940 New York World’s Fair around vehicular transportation systems. The Fair’s theme, “Building the World of Tomorrow,” provided an international stage for Bel Geddes to showcase his optimistic and auto-centric vision of… read more
September 20, 2012, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Theatre + Performing ArtsIn the Galleries: Norman Bel Geddes’s Costume Designs for "The Miracle" Perhaps best known as the innovative designer of the Futurama exhibition in the General Motors pavilion at the 1939–1940 New York World’s Fair, Norman Bel Geddes was also a noted theater designer, fabricating costumes, sets, lighting, and theaters. After beginning his career in Los Angeles, Bel Geddes moved to New… read more
