Comprising 1 original design, pencil on tracing paper, 17.25 x 23 in.; 2 Unisphere design Ozalids, both captioned "Armollary Sphere / Theme Center / World's Fair / New York City," one captioned "Basin," annotated in pencil, red pencil, and marker, each 19.5 x 36.5 in.; 6 color photographs of Unisphere designs, mounted on board, overall 11 x 22.5 in.; 6 color photographs of Unisphere designs, mounted on board, overall 8 x 12.75 in.; 8 black and white and 7 color photographs, gelatin silver prints, various sizes; and various Unisphere-related ephemera. Harper Goff designed a massive armollary sphere, the Unisphere, and the "Solar Fountain" as showpieces for the 1964 World's Fair. This is Goff's personal archive detailing their design, construction, and the public reaction to them. Goff's photographs mainly depict he and his crew at work on the miniatures of the Unisphere and Fountain. The Ozalids in this lot feature his sketches. Various sizes
Comprising 1 original design, pencil on tracing paper, 17.25 x 23 in.; 2 Unisphere design Ozalids, both captioned "Armollary Sphere / Theme Center / World's Fair / New York City," one captioned "Basin," annotated in pencil, red pencil, and marker, each 19.5 x 36.5 in.; 6 color photographs of Unisphere designs, mounted on board, overall 11 x 22.5 in.; 6 color photographs of Unisphere designs, mounted on board, overall 8 x 12.75 in.; 8 black and white and 7 color photographs, gelatin silver prints, various sizes; and various Unisphere-related ephemera. Harper Goff designed a massive armollary sphere, the Unisphere, and the "Solar Fountain" as showpieces for the 1964 World's Fair. This is Goff's personal archive detailing their design, construction, and the public reaction to them. Goff's photographs mainly depict he and his crew at work on the miniatures of the Unisphere and Fountain. The Ozalids in this lot feature his sketches. Various sizes
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