Lot 177: KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) RURAL PENNSYLVANIA. Circa 1939. 21x16 inches. Federal Arts Project, PA.

Name: KATHERINE MILHOUS (1894-1977) RURAL PENNSYLVANIA. Circa 1939. 21x16 inches. Federal Arts Project, PA.
Brand: Swann Auction Galleries
SKU: lnidchnqzx

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

Swann Auction GalleriesNew York, NY, USNovember 13, 2006

Item Overview

Description

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.

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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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