The art of the national parks

Summary: Fifty-Nine Parks collaborated with some of the world's foremost contemporary artists and designers to create original posters that celebrate the unique beauty of the U.S. National Park system. Each poster is a contemporary take on the W.P.A. posters of the 1930s, resulting in a one-of-a-kind tribute to the majesty of the national parks.

Record details

ISBN: 1647223709
ISBN: 9781647223700
Physical Description: 175 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 32 cm.
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Publisher: San Rafael : Earth Aware Editions, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword -- Introduction -- The Northeast. Acadia National Park -- The Southeast. Mammoth Cave National Park ; Shenandoah National Park ; New River Gorge National Park ; Great Smoky Mountains National Park ; Congaree National Park ; Biscayne National Park ; Dry Tortugas National Park ; Everglades National Park ; Virgin Islands National Park -- The Midwest. Cuyahoga Valley National Park ; Isle Royale National Park ; Indiana Dunes National Park ; Gateway Arch National Park ; Hot Springs National Park ; Voyageurs National Park ; Theodore Roosevelt National Park ; Badlands National Park ; Wind Cave National Park -- The Southwest. Guadalupe Mountains National Park ; Big Bend National Park ; Grand Canyon National Park ; Petrified Forest National Park ; Saguaro National Park ; Carlsbad Caverns National Park ; White Sands National Park -- The West. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ; Bryce Canyon National Park ; Great Sand Dunes National Park ; Mesa Verde National Park ; Rocky Mountain National Park ; Grand Teton National Park ; Yellowstone National Park ; Glacier National Park ; Death Valley National Park ; Joshua Tree National Park ; Kings Canyon National Park ; Lassen Volcanic National Park ; Pinnacles National Park ; Redwood National and State Parks ; Yosemite National Park ; Sequoia National Park ; Arches National Park ; Capitol Reef National Park ; Zion National Park ; Canyonlands National Park ; Great Basin National Park -- The Northwest. Mount Rainier National Park ; North Cascades National Park ; Olympic National Park ; Crater Lake National Park ; Denali National Park ; Gates of the Arctic National Park ; Glacier Bay National Park ; Katmai National Park ; Kenai Fjords National Park ; Kobuk Valley National Park ; Lake Clark National Park ; Wrangell-St. Elias National Park -- The Pacific. Channel Islands National Park ; Haleakalā National Park ; Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park ; National Park of American Samoa -- Behind the series.