KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) PENNSYLVANIA. Circa 1939. 25 1/8x18 1/8 inches. Pennsylvania Art Project. Condition A-: pinholes in corners; time-staining in bottom margin. Paper. "Katherine Milhous created some of the most distinctive posters produced by the WPA. She was a supervisor of the FAP [Federal Arts 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.
