See America Visit the national parks. – Historic 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 vintage poster of See America Visit the national parks. brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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See America Visit the national parks.
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Asking viewers to see America through its national parks, this 1936 silkscreen also lists waterfalls among its subjects, a reminder of how much of the appeal lay in natural scenery. The Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, produced posters like it during the Depression, when flat color and simplified shapes helped promote domestic travel at a time when many Americans had little money to spare. Silkscreen suited the work because it could yield large, vivid runs at modest cost. A 1940 date stamp on the back shows the sheet was still being handled years after it was printed.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jul 22 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 137 · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | National parks & reserves--1930-1940. Waterfalls--1930-1940. Tourism--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,952 × 3,766 px · prints to 10 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 746_See_America_Visit_the_n_1936 |
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