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Up where winter calls to play Olympic bobsled run Lake Placid / J. Rivolta. – Historic Reproduction

Up where winter calls to play Olympic bobsled run Lake Placid / J. Rivolta., NYC : Federal Art Project, [between 1936 and 1941] — vintage poster
Up where winter calls to play Olympic bobsled run Lake Placid / J. Rivolta., NYC : Federal Art Project, [between 1936 and 1941]. Vintage poster from the The Four Seasons collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with Up where winter calls to play Olympic bobsled run Lake Placid / J. Rivolta., a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Up where winter calls to play Olympic bobsled run Lake Placid / J. Rivolta.

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The bobsled run at Lake Placid, New York, is the subject here, and the poster's title, "Up where winter calls to play," invites visitors to come see it. The run was built for the 1932 Winter Olympics that the village hosted, and it drew sports fans and tourists for years afterward. J. Rivolta designed the silkscreen under the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration, which was based in New York City and produced posters to promote public events and travel. Its bold color and simplified shapes reflect the style of that program.

Created / publishedNYC : Federal Art Project, [between 1936 and 1941]
Medium1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color.
GenrePosters 1930-1950.Screen prints Color 1930-1950.
NotesWork Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Promotional goal: U.S. K3. 1936-1941. Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press, c1987, no. 141
SubjectsBobsleds--New York (State)--Lake Placid--1930-1950. Sports & recreation facilities--New York (State)--Lake Placid--1930-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,161 × 1,481 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-218375

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