The Sky Ride, World Fair, Chicago

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Adriaan Lubbers (1892-1954)
The Sky Ride, World Fair, Chicago
signed 'Adriaan Lubbers' (lower right)
oil on canvas
76.5 x 60.5 cm.
Painted in 1933

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Lot Essay

The present lot shows the legendary 'Sky Ride', built especially for the World Fair of Chicago in 1933-34. It was the largest and most prominent structure at the World Fair and had a capacity to transport 5,000 people an hour. In the upper right corner of this painting we can also see a zeppelin. This was the German built Graf Zeppelin which circled lake Michigan during the fair.

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