Science Tower (Century of Progress Prints)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Catalogue
- Year
- 1933
- Dimensions
- Overall: 47 x 52.1 cm (18 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.)
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Artist
- Walter Dorwin Teague
Artist

Printmaking
Walter Dorwin Teague was an American industrial designer and architect whose work defined the streamline moderne aesthetic of the 1930s and 1940s. A pioneer in applying modernist principles to mass-produced objects and corporate environments, he designed everything from Kodak cameras and Chrysler automobiles to gas stations, showrooms, and exhibition pavilions. His approach synthesized aerodynamic forms with functional efficiency, establishing industrial design as a distinct professional discipline in the United States. Teague's legacy rests on his conviction that industrial production could achieve both beauty and democratic accessibility.
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- Walter Dorwin Teague
- Year
- 1933
- Dimensions
- Overall: 47 x 52.1 cm (18 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1933-083497
Source
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Source
- cleveland
- Reference
- View at source
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