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Poster

Object Name:
Poster
Object ID:
2025.071
Creator:
Smith, Barabara Aitken (1909-1980) -- Artist
Place of Origin:
Laconia, NH
Date:
1938
Description:
Poster. Tourism poster by Barbara Aitken Smith, "New Hampshire," 1938. The offset lithograph depicts a summer day on a lake. In the foreground are three pine branches framing a view of a lake with a single sailboat. In the background are hills, a church steeple, and a mountain in front of clouds. It is signed within the image "BARBARA / AITKEN / SMITH / 38". In the lower left margin is printed "Copies of this poster, issued by the State Planning and Development Commission, may be purchased at a price of 25 cents from the Commission at Concord."
Material:
Paper
Ink
Dimensions:
H-34 W-21.75 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund
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