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| caption = Turin 1911 [[Expo (exhibition)|Expo]] poster designed by [[Adolfo de Carolis]]
| caption = Turin 1911 [[World's fair|Expo]] poster designed<br /> by [[Adolfo de Carolis]]
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The '''Turin International''' was a [[Expo (exhibition)|world's fair]] held in Turin in 1911<ref>Findling and Pelle, Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions, 9780786434169 p426</ref> titled ''Esposizione internazionale dell'industria e del lavoro''. It received 4,012,776 visits and covered 247 acres.<ref>Harman [http://www.studygroup.org.uk/Archives/39/A%20LIST%20OF%20WORLD%20EXHIBITIONS%203.html, A List of World Exhibitions] retrieved 29 October 2011</ref>{{dead link|date=October 2011}}
The '''Turin International''' was a [[world's fair]] held in Turin in 1911<ref>Findling and Pelle, Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions, 9780786434169 p426</ref> titled ''Esposizione internazionale dell'industria e del lavoro''. It received 7,409,145 visits and covered 247 acres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.studygroup.org.uk/Archives/39/A%20LIST%20OF%20WORLD%20EXHIBITIONS%203.html|title=A List of World Exhibitions|access-date=12 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Turin 1911 - Exposizione Internazionale d'Industria e de Laboro|url=http://jdpecon.com/expo/wfturin1911.html|access-date=2021-01-16|website=jdpecon.com}}</ref>


[[File:Esposizione Torino 1911 copertina.jpg|thumb|right|Official Expo logo]]
[[File:Esposizione Torino 1911 copertina.jpg|thumb|right|Official Expo logo]]
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==Summary==
==Summary==
[[File:Parco del Valentino.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Parco del Valentino.]]
[[File:Parco del Valentino.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Parco del Valentino.]]
[[File:esposizione torino-foto.jpg|thumb|left|Pavilion of the Ottoman Empire]]
The fair opened on April 29,<ref name="itworldturin">{{cite web|url=http://www.italyworldsfairs.org/WFTable.html|title=A World's Fair in Italy: Turin 1911|accessdate=27 November 2011}}</ref> was held just nine years after an earlier [[Prima Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna|Turin fair]] which had focused on the decorative arts, and at the same time as another [[International Exhibition of Art (1911)|Italian fair]] in [[Rome]], also with an arts focus. This fair deliberately distinguished itself by focusing on industry and labour.<ref name="itworldturin" />
The fair opened on 29 April,<ref name="itworldturin">{{cite web|url=http://www.italyworldsfairs.org/WFTable.html|title=A World's Fair in Italy: Turin 1911|access-date=27 November 2011}}</ref> was held just nine years after an earlier [[Prima Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna|Turin fair]] which had focused on the decorative arts, and at the same time as another [[International Exhibition of Art (1911)|Italian fair]] in [[Rome]], also with an arts focus. This fair deliberately distinguished itself by focusing on industry and labour.<ref name="itworldturin" />


The fair was held in the Parco del Valentino (as were the three previous Turin fairs in 1884, 1885 and 1902 and the subsequent 1924 Turin fair).<ref name="itworldturin" />
The fair was held in the [[Parco del Valentino]] (as were the three previous Turin fairs in 1884, 1885 and 1902 and the subsequent 1924 Turin fair).<ref name="itworldturin" />


==Participants==
==Participants==
[[File:Table by Victor Horta, probably designed for the International exhibition of Turin 1902.jpg|thumb|Table by Victor Horta, probably designed for the International exhibition of Turin]]
Participating countries were [[Argentina]], [[Austria-Hungary]], [[Belgium]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Kingdom of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]], [[Chile]], [[Qing Dynasty|China]], [[Colombia]], [[Denmark]], [[Ecuador]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Greece]], [[Hungary]], [[Italy]], [[Japan]], [[Mexico]], [[Netherlands]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Peru]], [[Russian Empire]], [[Kingdom of Serbia]], [[Siam]], [[Spain]], [[Switzerland]], [[Turkey]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]], [[United States]] and [[Uruguay]].
Participating countries were [[Argentina]], [[Austria-Hungary|Austria]], [[Belgium]], [[Bolivia]], [[First Brazilian Republic|Brazil]], [[Kingdom of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]], [[History of Chile during the Parliamentary Era (1891–1925)|Chile]], [[Qing Dynasty|China]], [[Colombia]], [[Denmark]], [[Ecuador]], [[French Third Republic|France]], [[German Empire|Germany]], [[Kingdom of Greece|Greece]], [[Austria-Hungary|Hungary]], [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]], [[Empire of Japan|Japan]], [[Porfiriato|Mexico]], [[Netherlands]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Peru]], [[Russian Empire|Russia]], [[Kingdom of Serbia|Serbia]], [[Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)|Siam]], [[Restoration (Spain)|Spain]], [[Switzerland]], [[Ottoman Empire|Turkey]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]], [[United States]] and [[Uruguay]].

==National pavilions==
The Art Nouveau Hungarian pavilion was designed by Emil Töry, Maurice Pogány and [[Dénes Györgyi]];<ref name="hungary1">{{cite web|url=http://www.italyworldsfairs.org/exist/worldsfairs/basic/AS/Hungary_Pav/Hungary_Pav|access-date=November 29, 2013|title=A World's Fair in Turin 1911}}</ref>
the Brazilian pavilion incorporated paintings by [[Arthur Timótheo da Costa]];<ref name="Costa1">{{cite web|url=http://www.dezenovevinte.net/bios/bio_atc.htm|access-date=October 23, 2014|language=pt|title=DezenoveVinte: ARTHUR TIMÓTHEO DA COSTA (Arthur Timóteo)}}</ref>
the Siamese pavilion was designed by [[Mario Tamagno]] and [[Annibale Rigotti]] and had a multi-colored roof with a gold dome<ref name="siam1">{{cite web|url=http://www.italyworldsfairs.org/wf_database/mortals/public/57|access-date=November 29, 2013|title=A World's Fair in Turin 1911}}</ref> and the Ottoman pavilion was designed by [[Léon Gurekian]].


==See also==
==See also==
{{commons category|Prima Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte Decorativa Moderna (Turin 1911)}}
{{commons category|Esposizione internazionale dell'Industria e del Lavoro (Turin 1911)}}
* Images from over 200 pages from the official guide to the fair <ref name="itworldturin" />
* Images from over 200 pages from the official guide to the fair <ref name="itworldturin" />
* Material about this exhibition is stored at the [[Science Museum (London)|Science Museum]] in [[London]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/sitecore/shell/Controls/Rich%20Text%20Editor/~/media/315F317C49574EF5AE2285B3A8CF06B9.ashx|title=National and International Exhibitions Covered by the Science Museum Library Collections|accessdate=30 December 2010}}</ref>
* Material about this exhibition is stored at the [[Science Museum (London)|Science Museum]] in [[London]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/sitecore/shell/Controls/Rich%20Text%20Editor/~/media/315F317C49574EF5AE2285B3A8CF06B9.ashx|title=National and International Exhibitions Covered by the Science Museum Library Collections|access-date=30 December 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722150813/http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/sitecore/shell/Controls/Rich%20Text%20Editor/~/media/315F317C49574EF5AE2285B3A8CF06B9.ashx|archive-date=22 July 2010}}</ref>

==Further reading==

* [https://academic.oup.com/ereh/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ereh/hez004/5370108 Giacomo Domini; Exhibitions, patents, and innovation in the early twentieth century: evidence from the Turin 1911 International Exhibition, European Review of Economic History.]
*[http://www.italyworldsfairs.org/mainpage.html Site dedicated to documenting the exhibition]


==References==
==References==
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{{List of world exhibitions}}
{{List of world exhibitions}}
{{List of world's fairs in Italy}}

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Latest revision as of 22:58, 2 April 2024

Not to be confused with Turin International Airport.
1911 Turin
Turin 1911 Expo poster designed
by Adolfo de Carolis
Overview
BIE-classUniversal exposition
CategoryHistorical Expo
NameEsposizione internazionale dell'Industria e del Lavoro
Area100.16 hectares (247.5 acres)
Visitors7,409,145
Participant(s)
Countries30
Location
CountryItaly
CityTurin
VenueParco del Valentino
Coordinates45°03′7.8″N 7°41′4.8″E / 45.052167°N 7.684667°E / 45.052167; 7.684667
Timeline
Bidding11 February 1907 (1907-02-11)
Opening29 April 1911 (1911-04-29)
Closure19 November 1911 (1911-11-19)
Universal expositions
PreviousBrussels International 1910 in Brussels
NextExposition universelle et internationale (1913) in Ghent

The Turin International was a world's fair held in Turin in 1911[1] titled Esposizione internazionale dell'industria e del lavoro. It received 7,409,145 visits and covered 247 acres.[2][3]

Official Expo logo

Summary

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Parco del Valentino.
Pavilion of the Ottoman Empire

The fair opened on 29 April,[4] was held just nine years after an earlier Turin fair which had focused on the decorative arts, and at the same time as another Italian fair in Rome, also with an arts focus. This fair deliberately distinguished itself by focusing on industry and labour.[4]

The fair was held in the Parco del Valentino (as were the three previous Turin fairs in 1884, 1885 and 1902 and the subsequent 1924 Turin fair).[4]

Participants

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Table by Victor Horta, probably designed for the International exhibition of Turin

Participating countries were Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Peru, Russia, Serbia, Siam, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and Uruguay.

National pavilions

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The Art Nouveau Hungarian pavilion was designed by Emil Töry, Maurice Pogány and Dénes Györgyi;[5] the Brazilian pavilion incorporated paintings by Arthur Timótheo da Costa;[6] the Siamese pavilion was designed by Mario Tamagno and Annibale Rigotti and had a multi-colored roof with a gold dome[7] and the Ottoman pavilion was designed by Léon Gurekian.

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Esposizione internazionale dell'Industria e del Lavoro (Turin 1911).
  • Images from over 200 pages from the official guide to the fair [4]
  • Material about this exhibition is stored at the Science Museum in London[8]

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ Findling and Pelle, Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions, 9780786434169 p426
  2. ^ "A List of World Exhibitions". Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Turin 1911 - Exposizione Internazionale d'Industria e de Laboro". jdpecon.com. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  4. ^ a b c d "A World's Fair in Italy: Turin 1911". Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  5. ^ "A World's Fair in Turin 1911". Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  6. ^ "DezenoveVinte: ARTHUR TIMÓTHEO DA COSTA (Arthur Timóteo)" (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  7. ^ "A World's Fair in Turin 1911". Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  8. ^ "National and International Exhibitions Covered by the Science Museum Library Collections". Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2010.


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