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Travel poster vintage travel
poster titled "Sun and Snow in New Hampshire" created by artist Alice Cosgrove. The poster was published in 1958 by the New Hampshire State Planning and Development Commission to promote winter tourism.
Key Information
Artist: Alice Cosgrove (1909-1971), who worked as the official state artist for New Hampshire from 1946 until her death.
Year: 1958.
Medium: Color lithograph on paper.
Subject: The artwork depicts a skier in the foreground, with a birch tree at the left and a small village in the background, likely inspired by the Tuckerman Ravine area.
History: Cosgrove also created the famous "Chippa Granite" character, which was the face of New Hampshire tourism for over a decade. |
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