Harry Herzog's 1940 "See America - Visit the National Parks" WPA poster printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: Harry Herzog's full "See America - Visit the National Parks" poster art
- Bag: 10-ounce canvas, 80% recycled cotton / 20% cotton
- Size: 15.75" h x 15.25" w (approx. 240 cubic inches)
- Self-fabric handles
- Printed to order in Grapevine, Texas
A pale waterfall spills through a canyon in this 1940 poster by Harry Herzog, made under the WPA's Federal Art Project for the United States Travel Bureau. The "See America" campaign urged Americans to explore their own country, and the Library of Congress now holds this design among its New Deal posters. Federal Art Project artists turned out thousands of silkscreen posters in the late 1930s and early 1940s, promoting everything from public health to tourism. For the national parks, whose roads and lodges were being improved by New Deal crews, these posters helped fuel a boom in motor touring just before the Second World War.
The bag is made from 10-ounce canvas of 80% recycled cotton and 20% cotton. The recycled fibers are collected from garment-cutting waste and then intertwined with cotton for added strength and durability. Self-fabric handles. Dimensions: 15.75" h x 15.25" w; approx. 240 cubic inches.
Note: Bags not intended for use by children 12 and under.