1930's Original Authentic Dorothy Waugh
National & State Parks Antique Skiing Poster
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Printed by: US Government Printing Office
Age: 1930's
Artist: Dorothy Waugh, graphic designer, poster artist, illustrator
Condition: B, linen mounted, see trimming around image.
This is a rare original Dorothy Waugh offset printed poster, for American travel to the National State Parks. It features a art deco machine age skier, with a WPA Works Progress Sdminisitrtion industrial look to it. The skier resembles a robot, great graphic design!
Dorothy Waugh was a Chicago Art Institute, graduate who worked in a commercial art studio in Chicago. She relocated to New York and became the manager of the children’s book department at Alfred Knopf. She was also production supervisor of the National Park Service. A wonderful and influential women's artist and illustrator of her time. In the 1930′s she taught typography and design at the New York School of Fine and Applied Art. Her original posters are rare, uncommon and sell quicly at major poster auctions.
Text on this American travel poster reads: "Skiing, Skating, National & State Parks, Sliding, Sleighing" This poster is linen backed and ready for framing. A great WPA era piece. We only have this one and have had it in our WPA collection for years.
Size: 27 x 39 inches 
You'll deal directly with gallery owner Debra in your purchase: USPS Priority Shipping is FREE in US, Reduced rate for International USPS Priority shipping. We have a 100% approval policy. We want you to be happy with your poster purchase. A signed COA (Certificate of Authenticity) is included with each poster purchase. Debra has been selling original vintage antique posters on the web since 1995. We do not sell reproductions, only authentic antique posters.