L. Vasser Elam (1890-1951). Centenary Pageant Of The Baltimore And Ohio Railroad. 1927. 40x26 - Aug 04, 2022 | Swann Auction Galleries In Ny
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L. VASSER ELAM (1890-1951). CENTENARY PAGEANT OF THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD. 1927. 40x26

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L. VASSER ELAM (1890-1951). CENTENARY PAGEANT OF THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD. 1927. 40x26
L. VASSER ELAM (1890-1951). CENTENARY PAGEANT OF THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD. 1927. 40x26
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L. VASSER ELAM (1890-1951) CENTENARY PAGEANT OF THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD. 1927.
40x26 inches, 101½x66 cm. Acme Litho. Co., New York.
Condition B+: small losses, tears and repaired tears at edges; tape on verso; creases and abrasions in margins and image. Paper.
"As noted in Railway Age, Baltimore & Ohio commissioned four posters to announce its centenary pageant in 1927. The most effective designs compared the line's first locomotive, tiny Tom Thumb, to the modern Pacific-class President Washington . . . L. Vasser Elam's artwork offset colonial buildings with skyscrapers, and proved to be the most dramatic" (Zega p. 83). Zega p. 86.
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L. VASSER ELAM (1890-1951). CENTENARY PAGEANT OF THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD. 1927. 40x26

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