Author: Allison, James (President), L.H. Brooks, 1st Vice President, Henry J. Snider, 2nd Vice President, L.H. McCammon, 3rd Vice President, E.O. Eshelby, Secretary, and M.E. Kuhn, Treasurer. Architect was H.E. Siter
Title: Linen-Silk Weaving for the 1888 Centennial Exposition of the Ohio Valley in Cincinnati
Description: Cincinnati: 1888. 21 x 21 inch linen (silk?) souvenir, off-white background woven with bronze color thread. Stevengraph style machine embroidered scene of the main expo building at center. Condition: A bit toned; light wear; very good. Historian's Perspective Robert Vitz - "Cincinnati was struggling with its obvious decline as the major city of the West, and saw in its industrial fairs, as well as in its cultural instituions, an opportunity to stake its claim as the "Paris of America," the major inland cultural center in the nation. Since 1888 was the city's centennial year, this particular fair reflected the city's hopes for the future. Unfortunately for the city, it was too little and too late. Since the 1888 exposition was meant to be regional, I can only look at the "national response" from a regional perspective. Most of the nation had little interest in the Cincinnati Centennial regardless of how important it was to area residents. Pretty much a "copy cat" of other fairs and expositions. People in the region (but they are part of the nation) endorsed the theme. .
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Title: Linen-Silk Weaving for the 1888 Centennial Exposition of the Ohio Valley in Cincinnati
Description: Cincinnati: 1888. 21 x 21 inch linen (silk?) souvenir, off-white background woven with bronze color thread. Stevengraph style machine embroidered scene of the main expo building at center. Condition: A bit toned; light wear; very good. Historian's Perspective Robert Vitz - "Cincinnati was struggling with its obvious decline as the major city of the West, and saw in its industrial fairs, as well as in its cultural instituions, an opportunity to stake its claim as the "Paris of America," the major inland cultural center in the nation. Since 1888 was the city's centennial year, this particular fair reflected the city's hopes for the future. Unfortunately for the city, it was too little and too late. Since the 1888 exposition was meant to be regional, I can only look at the "national response" from a regional perspective. Most of the nation had little interest in the Cincinnati Centennial regardless of how important it was to area residents. Pretty much a "copy cat" of other fairs and expositions. People in the region (but they are part of the nation) endorsed the theme. .
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Price: US$ 300.00 Seller: Wittenborn Art Books
- Book number: 51-3051
- Book number: 51-3051
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