May 21, 2009 - Sale 2181

Sale 2181 - Lot 103

Price Realized: $ 1,560
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
HUGH STEVENSON (1910-1956) VISIT THE AQUARIUM. 1936.
20 3/4x17 inches, 53x43 cm.
Condition A-: tears at edges. Paper.
Among the posters created by the Federal Art Project were images extolling Americans to travel. In an attempt to stimulate tourism and help local economies, these posters depicted vistas and destinations around the country, including landmarks, both man-made and natural, and institutions, such as museums and aquariums. Posters for the People p. 175.