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POSTER: LESLIE RAGAN (1897-1972) THE NEW 20TH CENTURY LIMITED. 1938. 41x27 inches. Latham Litho Co., Long Island City, N.Y.
LESLIE RAGAN (1897-1972) THE NEW 20TH CENTURY LIMITED. 1938.
41x27 1/8 inches. Latham Litho Co., Long Island City, N.Y.
Condition B+: restoration along repaired abrasions in image; overpainting in margins.
A powerful Art Deco image of one of this century's most famous American trains. In the 1930s when technology began to reflect the sleek, aerodynamic lines of the Art Deco movement, the new 20th Century Limited, designed by Henry Dreyfus, was the pride of the New York Central Line, running from New York to Chicago. This image has been featured by the United States Postal Service on a series of stamps commemorating the 1930s, and is among the top American Art Deco posters ever designed.
41x27 1/8 inches. Latham Litho Co., Long Island City, N.Y.
Condition B+: restoration along repaired abrasions in image; overpainting in margins.
A powerful Art Deco image of one of this century's most famous American trains. In the 1930s when technology began to reflect the sleek, aerodynamic lines of the Art Deco movement, the new 20th Century Limited, designed by Henry Dreyfus, was the pride of the New York Central Line, running from New York to Chicago. This image has been featured by the United States Postal Service on a series of stamps commemorating the 1930s, and is among the top American Art Deco posters ever designed.
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