New York, the Wonder City of the World, 1920

New York, the Wonder City of the World, 1920The New York Central Lines was a major railroad company that operated in the northeastern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In an effort to promote travel to New York City, the company created a series of advertising posters featuring the city's many attractions and landmarks. One example of a New York Central Lines advertising poster is the "New York, the Wonder City of the World" poster, created in the 1920s. The poster

creating a diagonal line across the image

The print is highly detailed

while also exploring themes of identity and individuality

evoking a sense of mystery and darkness

Liozu's early work was influenced by cubism and abstraction

he developed a highly individual style of geometric abstraction that he called "pure painting

These lithographs were created using a variety of techniques

emphasizing the playful and childlike quality of the composition

He collaborated with other prominent cartographers and geographers of his time

with their forms reduced to a series of interlocking planes

and the library

measuring over six feet tall and almost eight feet wide