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