See America / Frank S. Nicholson. – Antique Poster Print
(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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This rare vintage poster captures See America / Frank S. Nicholson. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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See America / Frank S. Nicholson.
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Few posters on this board pair a cowboy with rock formations as directly as this one, and that combination is what sets it apart. Frank S. Nicholson designed it in New York under the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project, a New Deal program that employed artists during the Depression and produced travel posters encouraging Americans to explore their own country. Silkscreen allowed flat, bold areas of color to be printed cheaply in quantity and read clearly from a distance. A date stamp on the back, June 28, 1939, shows the poster was in circulation within a few years of its creation.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jun 28 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 133 · Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Tourism--1930-1940. Cowboys--1930-1940. Rock formations--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 4,066 × 5,000 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 479_See_America_Frank_S_N_1936 |
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