1930 New York Central Building Chelsey Bonestell

Date: 1930Artist: Bonestell, Chelsey                Size (in): 41” x 27” Size (cm): 104.1 x 68.6Condition: BLinen backed: Yes  This striking vintage original poster featuring the New York Central Building in New York City was created by the versatile artist Chelsey Bonestell and issued by the railroad in 1930 shortly after the building opened.  The 35-story skyscraper on Park Avenue between East 45th and 46th Streets, known today as the Helmsley Building, was designed in a Beaux-Arts style by the famed architectural firm of Warren & Wetmore and has been described as the last major component of the early 20th century Terminal City complex real estate development in midtown Manhattan.  Text on the poster reads: New York Central Building Park Avenue, New York - At The Gateway To A Continent  Chelsey Bonestell was born in San Francisco and is most well-known today for his “Space Art” and influence on science fiction art, illustration and cinema.  Bonestell enrolled as an undergraduate