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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 Hard Back 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 NPS poster produced in 1938.  It also has sections on the New Deal and WPA, Federal Art Project, and Civilian Conservation Corps.

This book has 14 historic prints, how they were originally made, lost and rediscovered, and other NPS posters of the era: Dorothy Waugh, Alexander Dux, Frank Nicholson, and Jacob Asanger.  Over 40 contemporary designs “in the style of” the WPA-and how we made them and Tour the Department of the Interior Museum exhibit with the Secretary of the Interior.

 

  • 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 Hard Back 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 NPS poster produced in 1938.  It also has sections on the New Deal and WPA, Federal Art Project, and Civilian Conservation Corps.

This book has 14 historic prints, how they were originally made, lost and rediscovered, and other NPS posters of the era: Dorothy Waugh, Alexander Dux, Frank Nicholson, and Jacob Asanger.  Over 40 contemporary designs “in the style of” the WPA-and how we made them and Tour the Department of the Interior Museum exhibit with the Secretary of the Interior.

 

  • 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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