Wind Cave National Park Poster

13 x 19 paper.

Wind cave national park poster.

Known for its displays of the calcite formation called boxwork some 95 percent of the world s discovered boxwork formations are found in wind cave. Wind cave national park artist. The wind cave national park poster is an original work of art numbered signed and signed by the artist. It s based on photographs he took of the rolling prairie above and the boxwork formation found inside the cave.

Wind cave national park is one of the oldest parks in the national park system and was established on january 9th 1903. The poster is created in the style of the works progress administration wpa when the federal government in the 1930s and 1940s commissioned hundreds of artists to create thousands of poster designs for public exhibits community activities theatrical productions health safety. If you are wish to get 3. It was the first park created to protect a cave anywhere in the world.

Above ground bison and elk roam the prairie. The wind cave national park poster is an original work by robert decker. Below the remnant island of intact prairie sits wind cave one of the longest and most complex caves in the world. Bison elk and other wildlife roam the rolling prairie grasslands and forested hillsides of one of america s oldest national parks.

Named for barometric winds at its entrance this. Between 1935 and 1943 the wpa s works progress administration federal art project printed over two million posters in 35 000 different designs to stir the public s imagination for education theater health safety. Wind cave national park badlands national monument devil s tower national monument or yellowstone national park falls. Great smoky mountain and wind cave national parks.

Of the 14 original prints there are two mr. This geological wonder is notable for its boxwork and frostwork formations of calcite. Poster wind cave map. These posters are designed in the style of the works program administration of the 1930s and 1940s.

Wind cave poster wind cave national park print south dakota poster dakota bison poster wind cave print south dakota gift add it to your collection of outdoor prints and other national park art it also makes a unique gift to those who fell in love with the dwellings. Conservation 100 recycled domestically produced. Celebrate this historic park with a wind cave national park poster t shirt sweatshirt or gift from our online gift shop. This map of wind cave depicts the 121 miles of passages mapped by the paha sapa grotto of the national speleological society and national park service staff at the time of printing in 2015 and includes all named passages and tour routes.

The wind cave national park poster is an original work created and signed by the artist. When the federal government started the works progress administration or the works program administration it.