1893 Chicago Worlds Fair Medallions Art Palace Denmark ORIGINAL HISTORIC FAI4

"Night and Morning." This is an original 1893 halftone print of the medallions, Night and Morning, at the 1893 Chicago's Worlds Fair. These medallions hung on either side of the entrance to the Denmark section, in the Art Palace. They were pure white marble and valued at $760 each. They were by the famous sculptor, Dausch. (Please note that, typical of halftone prints, there is printing on the reverse.) Period Paper has obtained a wonderful set of halftone prints of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, also known as the World Columbian Exposition. This original collection of the fair's many architectural, artistic, mechanical, agricultural, industrial, archeological, ethnological, historical, and scenic attractions was printed in 1893. The World Columbian Exposition was held from May to October 1893 in Chicago in honor of the 400th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of the new world. In competition with many other cities, Chicago was finally designated the official site and the Exp