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art history type people - how would you describe these WPA style posters? -- (link)

Posted by crash davis (aka crash davis) Sep 20 '17, 19:08

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https://www.rangerdoug.com/posters (www.rangerdoug.com)

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My initial thought was Maxfield Parish -- (link) - Covington Sep 21, 01:50
here is another website which has more info on the origins of the posters & gives a bio of Dorothy Waugh who painted a lot of the National Park series -- (link) - peglegpete Sep 20, 19:51 16
- I appreciate the links, but I'd love to call it a school or a movement or style and you'd know instantly what I'm talking about - its not quite deco -- nm* - crash davis Sep 20, 20:00 15
  - that's nice. BUT the experts years ago already named them THE WPA National Park Series and the WPA Travel series -- nm - peglegpete Sep 20, 20:12 11
    - yes, but I saw someone working in this style this weekend and the WPA is long gone -- nm - crash davis Sep 20, 20:13 10
      - It's WPA, Mid-Century modern, Moderne, Art Deco, and even Arts and Crafts related. - . Sep 20, 20:30
      - heh, I've seen other similar work described as WPA-style - it might just fall under graphic art. -- nm - i.b. Sep 20, 20:23 4
        
        If I didn't immediately get several definitive answers here, I feel like I haven't asked a dumb question. :) -- nm - crash davis Sep 20, 20:31 3
        
        I think WPA is the closest you'll get, because I think it's never been formally named. - . Sep 20, 20:40 2
        
        I appreciate the help. And its a pity if its never been formally named. -- nm - crash davis Sep 20, 20:45 1
        
        Lets call it...Neo Retro -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 20, 21:16
      - poster painting is the closest I can think of. I have seen silent movie posters from 100 years ago painted in the same style -- nm - peglegpete Sep 20, 20:21 2
        
        here is a book of them by Batiste Madalena painted in the early 1920's -- (link) - peglegpete Sep 20, 20:25 1
        
        Those are cool. The Greta Garbo Mysterious Lady one feels French to me. -- nm - crash davis Sep 20, 20:27
      - that style wasn't unique to the WPA either. -- nm - mafic Sep 20, 20:18
  - I'd just say vintage. These are mass-market images designed to be appealing to customers, they're not supposed to reflect a particular art movement -- nm - Roger More Sep 20, 20:04 2
    - If it doesn't have a name, I would like to give it a name. It is a definite style and I saw a person working in it this weekend. -- nm - crash davis Sep 20, 20:08 1
      - American Regionalism. -- nm - mafic Sep 20, 20:11
Arizona Highways is using similar artwork on its 2017 covers. The first 10 on this page are this year's. -- (link) - Meg Sep 20, 19:20 2
- I really like the Chiricahua Mountains one -- nm - crash davis Sep 20, 20:06 1
  - I think they describe them as being in the style of vintage travel posters but I've passed my magazines on to a friend so can't confirm. -- nm - Meg Sep 20, 20:13
here is a website selling current copies and explains all about these and other WPA posters -- (link) - peglegpete Sep 20, 19:17 2
- while this is the sort of thing I love -- (link) - crash davis Sep 20, 20:12 1
  - this might be fun to hang in the kitchen -- (link) - crash davis Sep 20, 20:12
psychedelic realism. -- nm - mud Sep 20, 19:15
travel posters or National Park posters. some of the railroads also had series of similar posters to show they go to the parks -- nm - peglegpete Sep 20, 19:15
they look fairly '30s, so maybe inter-war/prewar? is that an art history period? -- nm - mafic Sep 20, 19:15 3
- art deco, maybe. -- nm - Reagen Sep 20, 19:25 2
  - I thought about that, but I don't think it quite fits. -- nm - mafic Sep 20, 19:32 1
    - More arts and crafts. American arts and crafts. But deco influenced. -- nm - . Sep 20, 20:42
The only thing I know about art is that it's short for Arthur; that notwithstanding, those are kinda terrific -- (edited) - prayformojo Sep 20, 19:11

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