Exhibition Building, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
Classification
architecture
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Accession Number
1961-111-4
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Step into the grandeur of early 20th-century America's optimistic spirit with Frank Calvert's *Exhibition Building, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition* (1909). This architectural depiction, housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection, captures a centerpiece of the AYPE, a world's fair held in Seattle from June to October 1909. American architect Frank Calvert (1876–1920), known for his work in exposition design, rendered this structure amid an era of rapid industrialization and regional boosterism. The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition celebrated the Pacific Northwest's transformati...