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The phrase “Wonder City” in regards to New York was the brainchild of marketers. It had appeared in newspaper and magazine advertisements and articles sporadically through the final decades of the 19th century. The city’s explosive growth beginning at the end of the 19th century ultimately led to the creation of more travel posters than were designed for any other world city: a host of images as varied as her ever-shifting identity, seen from the water, from the ground, and, eventually, from the air. This exhibition will track how New York City was represented to decades of new travelers, immigrants, and tourists.
This set of 24 postcards explores how artists were able to capture the multitude and the magnitude of the thriving metropolis, selling the hustle and the bustle, the bright lights and the imposing structures, as well as managing to capture some moments of intimacy and slice-of-life imagery within the canyons and among the ziggurats.
The set includes designs by Carl Saltzmann, Horace Taylor, Frederic Kimball Mizen, Leslie Ragan, Chesley Bonestell, Ivar Gull, Earl Horter, Frank Soltesz, Joseph Feher, Harley Wood, Van Kaufman, David Klein, Joseph Binder, Stanley Walter Galli, Bill Simon, S.N. Surti, Peter Teubner, and Tomoko Miho
Printed on 130lb Super smooth Cougar Bright White. Postcards measure 5.5 x 4 or 6 x 4 or 6.5 x 4 inches. Some may require additional postage.
