Artist: Arthur A. Johnson
Condition: A- *
Dimensions: 28 x 42.5 in. / 71.1 x 108 cm.
Circa: 1924
Linen Backed
* See Condition Grading section for further details
There is unobtrusive edge and corner wear, tears, creasing, crinkling, restored small losses in margins; 4: circular tear above the "TY" in "UNIVERSITY;" poster should display beautifully once framed.
A beautiful piece of Chicago-area railway art. Johnson's illustration of an ivy-covered Gothic building on the Lake Forest College campus in the warm light of early evening, has the quality of a fine woodblock print.
Scarce North Shore Line material with strong local appeal for collectors of Chicago railway art and North Shore history, and a natural fit for anyone with a connection to Lake Forest or the college.