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Ranger of the Lost Art: Rediscovering the WPA Poster Art of our National Parks

$100.00

Rediscover the WPA poster art of our National Parks with this hardcover coffee table book: Ranger of the Lost Art! This book has over 400 Illustrations, and also includes a miniature silkscreen print of Grand Teton National Park–the first WPA National Park Service poster produced in 1938. It also has sections on the New Deal and Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project, and Civilian Conservation Corps. Book includes 14 historic prints, how they were originally made, lost and rediscovered, and other NPS poster artists of the era: Dorothy Waugh, Alexander Dux, Frank Nicholson, and Jacob Asanger.

 

  • Publisher: Paragon Press
  • Language: English
  • Hard Cover: 224 Pages
  • ISBN:  9798218185473
  • Item Weight: 4 lbs
  • Dimensions: 10 inches x 12 3/4 inches
  • Written By: Douglas Leen
  • Foreword By: Douglas Brinkley
  • Audience: Adult, General

 

All proceeds generated through the sale of Smokies Life merchandise go to Great Smoky Mountains National Park to support projects and services.

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Ranger of the Lost Art: Rediscovering the WPA Poster Art of our National Parks

$100.00

Rediscover the WPA poster art of our National Parks with this hardcover coffee table book: Ranger of the Lost Art! This book has over 400 Illustrations, and also includes a miniature silkscreen print of Grand Teton National Park–the first WPA National Park Service poster produced in 1938. It also has sections on the New Deal and Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project, and Civilian Conservation Corps. Book includes 14 historic prints, how they were originally made, lost and rediscovered, and other NPS poster artists of the era: Dorothy Waugh, Alexander Dux, Frank Nicholson, and Jacob Asanger.

 

  • Publisher: Paragon Press
  • Language: English
  • Hard Cover: 224 Pages
  • ISBN:  9798218185473
  • Item Weight: 4 lbs
  • Dimensions: 10 inches x 12 3/4 inches
  • Written By: Douglas Leen
  • Foreword By: Douglas Brinkley
  • Audience: Adult, General

 

All proceeds generated through the sale of Smokies Life merchandise go to Great Smoky Mountains National Park to support projects and services.

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The Great Smokies Welcome Center is located on U.S. 321 in Townsend, TN, 2 miles from the west entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Visitors can get information about things to see and do in and around the national park and shop from a wide selection of books, gifts, and other Smokies merchandise. Daily, weekly, and annual parking tags for the national park are also available.

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