Bertha Clausen Jaques. 1863-1941
Promenade (World's Fair, Chicago). 1897. Not in the Jaques checklist. 5 7/8 x 9 7/8 (sheet 10 11/16 x 17). A fine impression printed in sepia ink with plate tone. Printed on off-white laid paper with full margins. Signed in pencil. $450.
World's Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago World's Fair), a World's fair, was held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's discovery of the New World. Chicago had bested New York City, Washington, D.C. and St. Louis, Missouri for the honor of hosting the fair. The fair had a profound effect on architecture, the arts, Chicago's self image, and American industrial optimism. The layout of the fairgrounds was created by Frederick Law Olmsted, and the Beaux-Arts architecture of the buildings was under the direction of Daniel Burnham, director of Works for the fair.
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