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One sheet travel poster
vintage travel poster for Norway, titled "Norway, The Land of the Midnight Sun". The poster was created by the American artist and illustrator Benjamin (Ben) Blessum around 1925.
Poster Information
Artist: Benjamin (Ben) Blessum (1877-1954), an American painter known for his Norwegian landscapes.
Commissioned by: The Norwegian Government Railways (Norges Statsbaner). Blessum served as their representative in New York from 1923 to 1936 to attract American tourists.
Date: Circa 1925.
Technique: Lithograph.
Subject: The artwork depicts a scenic Norwegian fjord under the ethereal glow of the midnight sun, with Atlantic puffins in the foreground and dolphins leaping in the water. |
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