KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) PENNSYLVANIA. Circa 1936. 23 3/4x19 inches, 60 1/2x48 cm. Federal Art Project, Pennsylvania. Condition A-: minor restoration in top margin. Woodblock. "Katherine Milhous created some of the most distinctive posters produced by the WPA. She was a supervisor of the FAP [Federal Art Project] in Philadelphia (her birthplace and lifelong home) from 1935-1940. . . Her deep affection for the locality's history and people is apparent in her depictions of the Amish and Mennonites" (WPA p. 164). WPA 304, Posters for the People p. 93.
