Rural Pennsylvania / Katherine Milhous. – Vintage Poster Wall Art
(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 Rural Pennsylvania / Katherine Milhous. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Rural Pennsylvania / Katherine Milhous.
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Children in Pennsylvania Dutch dress are the focus of this 1936 color lithograph, made under the Federal Art Project to promote the state's countryside. Katherine Milhous, a Pennsylvania artist who later became known for her children's books, signed and numbered the print in pencil, as the Works Progress Administration's poster program often required of its editions. The poster reflects a period when tourism promoters pointed to Pennsylvania Dutch farms and customs as emblems of an older, slower way of life. Its flat shapes and simple layout show how WPA artists turned folk subjects into bold, modern graphic design.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color. |
| Notes | Signed in pencil by the artist. No. 101. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 305 (another version) · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Pennsylvania Dutch--1930-1940. Tourism--Pennsylvania--1930-1940. Children--Clothing & dress--Pennsylvania--1930-1940. Pennsylvania--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,954 × 4,096 px · prints to 10 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 334_Rural_Pennsylvania_Ka_1936 |
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