Pennsylvania / Katherine Milhous. – Historic Poster Reproduction
(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.)
Description
This rare vintage poster captures Pennsylvania / Katherine Milhous. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Pennsylvania / Katherine Milhous.
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Milhous's poster sets the state's Pennsylvania Dutch heritage, rather than its cities or industry, at the center of its appeal to travelers. The woodcut color technique gives the scene flat, bold shapes that suit a roadside or station display. The Federal Art Project produced this poster in 1936 as part of a national effort to promote regional tourism during the Depression, when states looked to their distinctive landscapes and folk traditions to draw visitors. Milhous, a Philadelphia artist better known later for children's books, drew on the same interest in Pennsylvania German customs that shaped her later work.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : woodcut color. |
| Notes | Signed in pencil by the artist. No. 105. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 304 · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Tourism--Pennsylvania--1930-1950. Pennsylvania Dutch--1930-1950. Families--Pennsylvania--1930-1950. Pennsylvania--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,149 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 586_Pennsylvania_Katherin_1936 |
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