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Pot Marigold
Striking design maintains accurate details of common marigolds in a glass vase or jar, while experimenting with simplified blocks of color. The nearly monochromatic background is variegated using brushstrokes and different thicknesses of paint.…
Poster for exhibition at Federal Art Project Gallery, New York
This poster was created by the Richard Floethe, Director of the Federal Art Project's NYC Poster Division. His training at the modernist Bauhaus in Germany shows its influence in stylized illustration and bold, simple lettering. The Federal Art…
Poster for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum's surreal book for children, published to great acclaim in 1900, is advertised in this rare poster. It borrows artwork from the novel's title page, gives it a landscape orientation, and adds a few promotional blurbs. It is included in…
Poster Art for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Walt Disney's first full-length animated film is famous for many reasons: its sophisticated background artwork and human modeling; a story that proved audiences could sustain interest for more than a few minutes. Not least, it was wildly profitable:…
Postcard: Wolf Creek at Letchworth State Park, New York.
Handcolored illustration of Wolf Creek appears on the front of the postcard, accompanied by a unused back.
Postcard of Perry Knitting Co.
From across the Silver Lake Outlet this postcard shows several of PKC's structures in the early 1900s. At the front are Mills #1 and 2, with a smokestack to the left of them. A smokestack to the right marks the engine house for Mill #3.<br />
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Postcard Mount Morris Dam Letchworth State Park, Western New York
Handcolored illustration of Mount Morris Dam appears on the front of the postcard. No back to card.
Postcard High Banks Letchworth State Park, New York.
Handcolored illustration of High Banks at Great Bend appears on the front of the postcard, accompanied by unused back.
Portrait of William H. C. Hosmer
Born in Avon, NY Hosmer's poems were widely published in literary magazines of the day. He is best known for Native American themed works like "Yonnondio" and "Legends of the Seneca."
Portrait of Lydia H. Sigourney
Known as the "Sweet Singer of Hartford," Sigourney's poetry and prose was popular throughout the 19th century for its strong emotional appeal, particular concerning mortality. She figures here as author of "Letter from the Charter-Oak, at Hartford,…