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Half sheet This vintage travel poster, titled "This is Alaska," features a painting by the renowned artist Sydney Laurence (1865–1940). Created around 1930 to 1935, the artwork is entitled "Along Alaska's Sheltered Seas".
Key Details
Artist: Sydney Laurence, one of Alaska's most celebrated historical painters, known for his romantic landscape style and "trademark" depictions of Mount McKinley.
Commissioned By: The Alaska Steamship Company (also known as "The Alaska Line") as a promotional image for their ocean liner voyages.
Subject: The poster depicts a steamship cruising through a serene fjord or inlet, surrounded by snow-dusted mountains and a waterfall.
Significance: It serves as a classic example of early 20th-century travel advertising, aiming to capture the "untamed beauty" of the Alaskan wilderness for adventurous travelers. |
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