Lot 176: KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) PENNSYLVANIA. Circa 1939. 25x18 inches. Pennsylvania Art Project.

Name: KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) PENNSYLVANIA. Circa 1939. 25x18 inches. Pennsylvania Art Project.
Brand: Swann Auction Galleries
SKU: qwzlwd0uiq

Est: $1,500 USD - $2,000 USD

Swann Auction GalleriesNew York, NY, USNovember 13, 2006

Item Overview

Description

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.

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Artist or Maker

Katharine Milhous

Auction Details

Rare & Important Travel Posters

Swann Auction Galleries

November 13, 2006, 01:30 PM EST

104 East 25th Street, New York, NY, 10010, US

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