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LOUIS FANCHER (1884-1944)
A FOOD MAP OF THE UNITED STATES. 1932.
35½x45 inches, 90x114¼ cm. Plampin Litho. Company, New York. Condition A-: expert overpainting and restoration in margins; creases and restoration along vertical and horizontal folds; repaired pin holes in corners.
A poster promoting The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, New York, by illustrating the produce and livestock output for each of the 48 states. More commonly known as A&P, this company was the largest grocery retailer in the United States from 1915 to 1975. In addition to his career as an illustrator and World War I propaganda poster artist, Fancher served in military intelligence with the US Army, and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
