Yellowstone Ranger Naturalist Service — C. Don Powell, c. 1938

Old Faithful rises in a towering column of pale steam and water in C. Don Powell’s circa-1938 poster for Yellowstone National Park. Against a broad blue sky, the eruption is reduced to strong graphic shapes and flowing vertical lines, with a dark forest and stylized water anchoring the landscape below.

Created for the Ranger Naturalist Service, the poster advertises nature walks, field trips, camp-fire programs, and nature talks. Its limited palette of blue, cream, pale blue-green, and dark green gives the landscape remarkable clarity, while the bold Yellowstone typography creates a strong foundation beneath the image. The design forms part of the Library of Congress Work Projects Administration Poster Collection.

Artwork Details

• Artist: C. Don Powell (Chester)
• Title: Yellowstone National Park, Ranger Naturalist Service
• Original title: Yellowstone National Park, Ranger Naturalist Service
• Series: Work Projects Administration Poster Collection
• Date: c. 1938
• Period: 1930s / WPA Era
• Place of Origin: Washington, D.C., United States
• Medium: Color screen print, 48 × 36 cm

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