WPA FEDERAL ARTS PROJECT POSTER
Visit Pennsylvania Where Pre-Revolutionary Costumes Still Survive
Illustrated by Katherine Milhous, this poster promoting Pennsylvania, shows a head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman dressed in an eighteenth-century costume against a background of fraktur.
This print 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. Katherine created some of the most distinctive posters produced by the WPA. Her deep affection for the locality's history and people is apparent in her depictions of the Amish and Mennonites.
Milhous (1894–1977) was an American artist, illustrator, and writer. Born into a Quaker family active in the printing industry in Philadelphia, Milhous is also known for her graphic designs for the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
From 1935 to 1940 Milhous was a supervisor for the Philadelphia Federal Art Project (FAP), a branch of the Works Progress Administration. Among her duties was the creation of posters promoting Pennsylvania. She incorporated familiar Pennsylvania Dutch designs into her posters.
An Original Vintage Poster which hangs in the Buffalo River library, has been archivally scanned and enhanced. We offer this Museum Quality Giclée Reproduction Print.
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