Rural Pennsylvania / K. Milhous. – 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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Rural Pennsylvania / K. Milhous.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Rural Pennsylvania / K. Milhous.
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Rather than a city skyline or a single landmark, this poster shows the Pennsylvania countryside through the Pennsylvania Dutch, the German-speaking farming communities whose plain dress and close-knit farms drew visitors in the 1930s. Katherine Milhous, a Pennsylvania artist best known later for her children's books, made the color woodcut in 1936 for the WPA Federal Art Project, which produced posters promoting state tourism and public events. The flat, bold color shapes typical of woodcut give the rural scene a folk-art quality that suits its subject.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : woodcut color. |
| Notes | Signed in pencil by the artist. No. 102. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 303 · Armstrong Anthony 1897-1976. |
| Subjects | Pennsylvania Dutch--1930-1950. Tourism--Pennsylvania--1930-1950. Rural life--Pennsylvania--1930-1950. Clothing & dress--Pennsylvania--1930-1950. Pennsylvania--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,136 × 1,475 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 369_Rural_Pennsylvania_K_1936 |
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