Nov 14, 2019 - Sale 2524

Sale 2524 - Lot 146

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
BEN NASON (1915-?) RHODE ISLAND / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. Circa 1942.
42x27 1/2 inches, 106 3/4x70 cm.
Condition B / B+: replaced losses, repaired tears and overpainting in margins and corners, some affecting text.
Little is known about Ben Nason, a Boston-based designer, who is best remembered for a series of seven posters he designed for the New Haven Railroad, promoting travel throughout New England. He also designed a series of posters for Filene's Basement. MoMA 106.1944.