Katharine Milhous Sold at Auction Prices

Illustrator, Comiczeichner, Sculptor, b. 1894 - d. 1977

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    • VINTAGE KATHERINE MILHOUS PA TRAVEL POSTER.
      Jul. 01, 2024

      VINTAGE KATHERINE MILHOUS PA TRAVEL POSTER.

      Est: $100 - $200

      A vintage Pennsylvania travel poster designed by Katherine Milhous (1894-1977) ‘Rural Pennsylvania Ca. 1936’, Image 19.5” x 15.25”, Overall in frame 21.5” x 17.5”.

      William Smith Auctions
    • KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) Pennsylvania / The Little Red Schoolhouse.
      Feb. 04, 2021

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) Pennsylvania / The Little Red Schoolhouse.

      Est: $800 - $1,200

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) Pennsylvania / The Little Red Schoolhouse. Poster, unbacked. 533x425 mm, 21x16 3/4 inches. Circa 1939. Milhous, an illustrator who won the Caldecott award in 1951 for "The Egg Tree" was, herself, of Pennsylvania Dutch heritage. This fondly reminiscent image of the era of little red school houses, is one of a series of at least eight posters she designed for the Pennsylvania Works Progress Administration, all having to do with local, rural, Pennsylvania Dutch culture. Posters for the People. p. 93

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) Pennsylvania. Two posters.
      Feb. 04, 2021

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) Pennsylvania. Two posters.

      Est: $1,200 - $1,800

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) Pennsylvania. Two posters. Posters, unbacked. Sizes vary. Includes "Rural Pennsylvania" and "Ephrata." Circa 1936. Posters for the People p. 74 & 89.

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    • KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) Visit Pennsylvania / Where Pre - Revolutionary Costumes Still Survive.
      Feb. 04, 2021

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) Visit Pennsylvania / Where Pre - Revolutionary Costumes Still Survive.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) Visit Pennsylvania / Where Pre - Revolutionary Costumes Still Survive. Poster, linen-backed. 590x482 mm, 23 1/4x19 inches. Circa 1936. "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). This is one of a series of at least eight posters she designed for the Pennsylvania Works Progress Administration, all having to do with rural Pennsylvania Dutch culture. WPA 302, Posters for the People p. 74.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). [WPA / PENNSYLVANIA.] Two posters. Circa 1936. Each approximately 24x19 inches, 61x48 cm. Federal Art Pr
      Mar. 16, 2017

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). [WPA / PENNSYLVANIA.] Two posters. Circa 1936. Each approximately 24x19 inches, 61x48 cm. Federal Art Pr

      Est: $800 - $1,200

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) [WPA / PENNSYLVANIA.] Two posters. Circa 1936. Each approximately 24x19 inches, 61x48 1/4 cm. Federal Art Project, Pennsylvania. Condition varies, generally B+. One paper and one mounted on board. Each hand-signed by the artist in pencil. Includes Pennsylvania and Ephrata. WPA 304, Posters for the People pp. 74 and 93.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). [WPA / PENNSYLVANIA.] Two posters. Circa 1936. Each approximately 24x19 inches, 61x48 cm. Federal Art Pr
      Feb. 11, 2016

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). [WPA / PENNSYLVANIA.] Two posters. Circa 1936. Each approximately 24x19 inches, 61x48 cm. Federal Art Pr

      Est: $800 - $1,200

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) [WPA / PENNSYLVANIA.] Two posters. Circa 1936. Each approximately 24x19 inches, 61x48 1/4 cm. Federal Art Project, Pennsylvania. Condition varies, generally B+. One paper and one mounted on board. Hand-signed by the artist in pencil. Includes Pennsylvania and Ephrata. WPA 304, Posters for the People pp. 74 and 93.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • Milhous, Katherine (1894-1977) The Egg Tree, Inscribed, with a Drawing. New York: Scribner's, 1950. First edition, signed by Milhous o
      Nov. 17, 2013

      Milhous, Katherine (1894-1977) The Egg Tree, Inscribed, with a Drawing. New York: Scribner's, 1950. First edition, signed by Milhous o

      Est: $200 - $400

      Milhous, Katherine (1894-1977) The Egg Tree, Inscribed, with a Drawing. New York: Scribner's, 1950. First edition, signed by Milhous on verso of ffep, with Julia Carter's name inside a Pennsylvania-Dutch style heart, surmounted by another smaller heart sprouting a yellow tulip, all in red, yellow, and green colored pencil; bound in turquoise publisher's cloth, with the dust jacket bearing the Caldecott sticker, the sticker torn away at the top, the jacket with a large tear, extending from the inside of the front panel, down to the bottom left corner of the front, repaired on the verso with cello-tape without loss, otherwise good with minor chipping to corners and spine ends; winner of the 1951 Caldecott award for children's book illustration. Provenance: from the collection of Julia F. Carter (1884-1980).

      Skinner
    • KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). EPHRATA. Circa 1936. 24x18 inches, 61x48 cm. Federal Art Project, Pennsylvania.
      Oct. 18, 2013

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). EPHRATA. Circa 1936. 24x18 inches, 61x48 cm. Federal Art Project, Pennsylvania.

      Est: $1,200 - $1,800

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) EPHRATA. Circa 1936. 24x18 3/4 inches, 61x48 cm. Federal Art Project, Pennsylvania. Condition A. Posters for the People p. 74.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). RURAL PENNSYLVANIA. Circa 1936. 24x19 inches, 61x48 cm. Federal Art Project, Pennsylvania.
      Oct. 18, 2013

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). RURAL PENNSYLVANIA. Circa 1936. 24x19 inches, 61x48 cm. Federal Art Project, Pennsylvania.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) RURAL PENNSYLVANIA. Circa 1936. 24x19 inches, 61x48 1/2 cm. Federal Art Project, Pennsylvania. Condition B+: repaired tears and minor discoloration in margins. WPA 305.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). PENNSYLVANIA. Circa 1936. 23x19 inches, 60x48 cm. Federal Art Project, Pennsylvania.
      Oct. 18, 2013

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). PENNSYLVANIA. Circa 1936. 23x19 inches, 60x48 cm. Federal Art Project, Pennsylvania.

      Est: $1,200 - $1,800

      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.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). VISIT PENNSYLVANIA / WHERE PRE - REVOLUTION COSTUMES STILL SURVIVE. Circa 1936. 24x19 inches, 61x48 cm.
      Oct. 18, 2013

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). VISIT PENNSYLVANIA / WHERE PRE - REVOLUTION COSTUMES STILL SURVIVE. Circa 1936. 24x19 inches, 61x48 cm.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) VISIT PENNSYLVANIA / WHERE PRE - REVOLUTION COSTUMES STILL SURVIVE. Circa 1936. 24x19 inches, 61x48 1/2 cm. Federal Art Project, Pennsylvania. Condition A: minor restoration in margins. The centerpiece of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal program to help America cope with the ravages of the Depression in the 1930s, was the Works Progress Administration, or WPA. The organization, which took the name Works Projects Administration in 1939, put millions of Americans to work at a time when employment was unlikely to be found anywhere else. Primarily involved in the construction of roads and public buildings, the WPA also had an exceptionally active arts branch. The Federal Art Project, as it was known, was established in 1935 and soon existed in all 48 states. The FAP employed over 5,000 artists who were involved with all different aspects of the arts, including murals, sculpture, paintings, prints and posters. WPA 302, Posters for the People p. 74.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). VISIT PENNSYLVANIA / PRE-REVOLUTIONARY COSTUMES. Circa 1936. 24x18 inches, 63x48 cm.
      Aug. 04, 2010

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). VISIT PENNSYLVANIA / PRE-REVOLUTIONARY COSTUMES. Circa 1936. 24x18 inches, 63x48 cm.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) VISIT PENNSYLVANIA / PRE-REVOLUTIONARY COSTUMES. Circa 1936. 24x18 inches, 63x48 cm. Condition A / A-: repaired tear through right corner. "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). This is one of a series of at least eight posters she designed for the Pennsylvania Works Progress Administration, all having to do with rural Pennsylvania Dutch culture. WPA 302, Posters for the People p. 74.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). VISIT PENNSYLVANIA / PRE-REVOLUTIONARY COSTUMES. Circa 1936. 24x20 inches, 62x51 cm.
      Feb. 04, 2010

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). VISIT PENNSYLVANIA / PRE-REVOLUTIONARY COSTUMES. Circa 1936. 24x20 inches, 62x51 cm.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) VISIT PENNSYLVANIA / PRE-REVOLUTIONARY COSTUMES. Circa 1936. 24 1/2x20 inches, 62x51 cm. Condition B+: creases and staining in margins and image. Paper. WPA 302, Posters for the People p. 74.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). VISIT PENNSYLVANIA / PRE-REVOLUTIONARY COSTUMES. Circa 1936. 24x18 inches, 63x48 cm.
      Aug. 05, 2009

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). VISIT PENNSYLVANIA / PRE-REVOLUTIONARY COSTUMES. Circa 1936. 24x18 inches, 63x48 cm.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) VISIT PENNSYLVANIA / PRE-REVOLUTIONARY COSTUMES. Circa 1936. 24 1/2x18 3/4 inches, 63x48 cm. Condition A-: minor tears and creases at edges; discoloration in margins. 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). This is one of a series of at least eight posters she designed for the Pennsylvania Works Progress Administration, all having to do with rural Pennsylvania Dutch culture. "WPA Federal Art Project Pennsylvania." WPA 302, Poster for the People p. 74.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). BOOKS / GREAT-GRANDMOTHER'S DAY. 28x20 inches, 71x51 cm.
      May. 21, 2009

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). BOOKS / GREAT-GRANDMOTHER'S DAY. 28x20 inches, 71x51 cm.

      Est: $800 - $1,200

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) BOOKS / GREAT-GRANDMOTHER'S DAY. 28 1/4x20 1/2 inches, 71 1/2x51 1/2 cm. Condition B+: repaired tears, overpainting and restoration in margins and image. "Milhous was educated at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts before joining the FAP. An exhibition of her posters in a FAP gallery attracted the attention of a children's book editor at Charles Scribner's Sons, where she was a staff designer 1944-1946, and launched her successful career as an award-winning children's book illustrator" (WPA p. 164). Her 1950 book The Egg Tree received the American Library Association's Caldecott Medal. This is one of the rarer of her WPA posters. Not in WPA, not in Posters for the People.

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    • KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). EPHRATA. Circa 1936. 23x18 inches, 60x46 cm.
      May. 21, 2009

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). EPHRATA. Circa 1936. 23x18 inches, 60x46 cm.

      Est: $700 - $1,000

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) EPHRATA. Circa 1936. 23 1/2x18 inches, 60x46 cm. Condition A: minor creases in margins and image. Posters for the People p. 74.

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    • KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). VISIT HISTORIC EPHRATA / PENNSYLVANIA. Rare, uncut proof. Circa 1936. 30x22 inches, 76x57 cm.
      May. 21, 2009

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). VISIT HISTORIC EPHRATA / PENNSYLVANIA. Rare, uncut proof. Circa 1936. 30x22 inches, 76x57 cm.

      Est: $700 - $1,000

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) VISIT HISTORIC EPHRATA / PENNSYLVANIA. Rare, uncut proof. Circa 1936. 30x22 1/2 inches, 76x57 cm. Condition B+ / B: losses and tears at edges; staining and creases in margins and image. Paper. In 1732, Conrad Beissel began an experiment in faith in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, a splinter group of the German Baptist Brethren, winning over many followers. The spiritual community which lasted until Beissel's death in 1768, built eight major structures and several smaller ones. In 1941 the site was taken over by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Posters for the People p. 74.

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    • KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). PENNSYLVANIA. Circa 1936. 25x19 inches, 63x43 cm.
      May. 21, 2009

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). PENNSYLVANIA. Circa 1936. 25x19 inches, 63x43 cm.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) PENNSYLVANIA. Circa 1936. 25x19 inches, 63 1/2x43 cm. Condition A-: creases and minor discoloration in margins and image. Paper. The centerpiece of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal program to help America cope with the ravages of the Depression in the 1930s was the Works Progress Administration, or WPA. The organization, which took the name, Works Projects Administration in 1939, put millions of Americans to work at a time when employment was unlikely to be found anywhere else. Primarily involved in the construction of roads and public buildings, the WPA also had an exceptionally active arts branch. The Federal Art Project, as it was known, was established in 1935 and soon existed in all 48 states. The FAP employed over 5,000 artists who were involved with all different aspects of the arts, including murals, sculpture, paintings, prints and posters. WPA 304, Posters for the People p. 93.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). VISIT PENNSYLVANIA / PRE-REVOLUTIONARY COSTUMES. Rare, uncut proof. Circa 1936. 29x22 inches, 76x57 cm.
      May. 21, 2009

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977). VISIT PENNSYLVANIA / PRE-REVOLUTIONARY COSTUMES. Rare, uncut proof. Circa 1936. 29x22 inches, 76x57 cm.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) VISIT PENNSYLVANIA / PRE-REVOLUTIONARY COSTUMES. Rare, uncut proof. Circa 1936. 29 3/4x22 1/2 inches, 76x57 cm. Condition B: tears at edges and through upper margin, affecting image; creases and staining in margins and image. 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). This is one of a series of at least eight posters she designed for the Pennsylvania Works Progress Administration, all having to do with rural Pennsylvania Dutch culture. The works of Katherine Milhous offered in this sale all seem to have been pulled from the presses before printing was finished, as they all lack the publishing information that was printed in the bottom margin; "WPA Federal Art Project Pennsylvania." WPA 302, Poster for the People p. 74.

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    • KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) PENNSYLVANIA / THE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE. Circa 1939. 21x16 inches. Federal Arts Project, PA.
      Nov. 13, 2006

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) PENNSYLVANIA / THE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE. Circa 1939. 21x16 inches. Federal Arts Project, PA.

      Est: $1,500 - $2,000

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) PENNSYLVANIA / THE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE. Circa 1939. 21x16 3/4 inches. Federal Arts Project, PA. Condition A-: minor tear in left margin; creases in image. Paper. Matted. Milhous, an illustrator who won the Caldecott award in 1951 for "The Egg Tree" was, herself, of Pennsylvania Dutch heritage. This fondly reminiscent image of the era of little red school houses, is one of a series of at least eight posters she designed for the Pennsylvania Works Progress Administration, all having to do with local, rural, Pennsylvania Dutch culture. All items are offered for sale subject to Swann Galleries' standard terms and conditions of sale, which are published in our catalogues and are posted below.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) PENNSYLVANIA. Circa 1939. 25x18 inches. Pennsylvania Art Project.
      Nov. 13, 2006

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) PENNSYLVANIA. Circa 1939. 25x18 inches. Pennsylvania Art Project.

      Est: $1,500 - $2,000

      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. All items are offered for sale subject to Swann Galleries' standard terms and conditions of sale, which are published in our catalogues and are posted below.

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    • KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) RURAL PENNSYLVANIA. Circa 1939. 21x16 inches. Federal Arts Project, PA.
      Nov. 13, 2006

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) RURAL PENNSYLVANIA. Circa 1939. 21x16 inches. Federal Arts Project, PA.

      Est: $1,500 - $2,000

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) RURAL PENNSYLVANIA. Circa 1939. 21x16 3/4 inches. Federal Arts Project, PA. Condition A. Paper. Matted. "Milhous was educated at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts before joining the FAP. An exhibition of her posters in a FAP gallery attracted the attention of a children's book editor at Charles Scribner's Sons, where she was a staff designer 1944-1946, and launched her successful career as an award-winning children's book illustrator" (WPA p. 164). WPA 303. All items are offered for sale subject to Swann Galleries' standard terms and conditions of sale, which are published in our catalogues and are posted below.

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    • KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) VISIT HISTORIC EPHRATA PENNSYLVANIA. Circa 1941. 20x16 inches.
      Nov. 13, 2006

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) VISIT HISTORIC EPHRATA PENNSYLVANIA. Circa 1941. 20x16 inches.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) VISIT HISTORIC EPHRATA PENNSYLVANIA. Circa 1941. 20 3/4x16 1/2 inches. Condition A. Paper. Matted. In 1732 Conrad Beissel began an experiment in faith in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. A splinter group of the German Baptist Brethren, Beissel preached a different kind of spiritual mysticism and was able to win over many followers. The spiritual community lasted until Beissel's death in 1768, before which they had thrived and prospered, building eight major structures and several smaller ones. In 1941 the site was taken over by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. All items are offered for sale subject to Swann Galleries' standard terms and conditions of sale, which are published in our catalogues and are posted below.

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