Vintage Posters
Sat, Jan 29, 2022 12:00PM EST
Lot 289
POWSKEY, Joe. Discover America with the First Americans. 19...
Estimate: $150 - $250
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POWSKEY, Joe. Discover America with the First Americans. 1969. Santa Fe: Bureau of Indian Affairs/Institute of American Indian Arts. Color offset poster encouraging travelers to visit American Indian reservations. 27 7/8 x 20 ??. Unmounted. Central horizontal fold; corner creases, few spots of soiling and creasing in image; old adhesive marks on verso in corners. B. No copies found at auction. Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian 25/9591. This poster is unsigned and credited only to ?American Indian Students? in the margin, but a card accompanying the Smithsonian?s entry for this poster notes that the poster was designed by Powskey of the Hualapai tribe of Arizona. It won second prize in a 1969 poster contest, with proceeds directed to scholarships for American Indian students. The posters were sold for $1.75 each.
