See America by Frank S. Nicholson
Frank S. Nicholson’s See America celebrates the monumental landscape of the American West through the bold visual language of WPA-era travel design. Two cowboys on horseback pause beside a stream beneath an immense desert rock formation, their small figures emphasizing the dramatic scale of the surrounding landscape.
Created between 1936 and 1939 for the United States Travel Bureau, the poster uses broad areas of tan, brown, pale blue and muted blue-green to transform the western landscape into a powerful graphic composition. Monumental rock forms, sparse vegetation and restrained typography capture the distinctive character of American travel promotion during the Works Progress Administration era.
Artwork Details
- Artist: Frank S. Nicholson
- Title: See America
- Original title: See America
- Series: Work Projects Administration Poster Collection
- Date: Between 1936 and 1939
- Period: WPA era, 1930s
- Place of Origin: New York City, United States
- Medium: Color silkscreen print on board
Framed Print Details
- Fine art printing: Professional 12-color fine art printing technology produces vivid, accurate colors with strong tonal depth and significantly greater nuance than standard 4-color inkjet printing.
- Paper: Smooth premium matte paper with a clean, glare-free finish.
- Paper weight: 200 gsm (80 lb).
- Paper thickness: 0.26 mm (10.3 mils).
- Frame material: Durable pine wood.
- Frame dimensions: Approximately 20 mm (0.79 in) deep and 10–14 mm (0.4–0.6 in) wide.
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