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Ben Nason (1913-?). CAPE COD / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. Circa 1945. 42x28 inches, 106¾x71 cm.

Sold for $2,000 at Swann Auction Galleries on Oct 10, 2024.

Ben Nason (1913-?). CAPE COD / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. Circa 1945. 42x28 inches, 106¾x71 cm. auction lot image

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BEN NASON (1913-?) CAPE COD / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. Circa 1945. 42x28 inches, 106¾x71 cm. Condition B: extensive overpainting and restoration throughout text and image; creases and restoration in image; colors attenuated. Nason was a graphic artist based in Boston who designed posters for the WPA in the late 1930s, but is best known for a series of posters he created for the New Haven Railroad. He also designed images for the Boston Metropolitan Transit Authority and Filene's department store. MoMA 102.1944.

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