Bidspirit auction | 1893 Chicago World Fair Columbian

1893 Chicago World Fair Columbian Exposition Chromolithograph on Paper, Palace of Fine Arts - Francis Hopkinson Smith (American, 1838-1915) color lithograph on paper featuring a scene from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The airy composition depicts the fairgrounds with figures in late-Victorian attire, a white pavilion tent, and a striped vendor cart with large wooden wheels. A monumental lion sculpture is situated to the right, set against a neoclassical backdrop featuring the dome of the Palace of Fine Arts. A signature reading F. Hopkinson Smith is present in the lower-left corner of the plate. Dimensions: 14”W x 8”H Weight: 1. oz Condition: Good.