Lithograph
FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE by Leslie Ragan
- Item Number
- 11
- Estimated Value
- 300 USD
- Sold
- 95 USD to jool37
- Number of Bids
- 1 - Bid History
Item Description
This striking print of four locomotives of the New York Central System is a reproduction of artist Leslie Ragan's 1946 New York Central calendar artwork, entitled For the Public Service. Ragan became especially well-known for painting trains and today originals of his posters have become highly collectible.
Pictured are a conventional steamer, a then-modern diesel-electric locomotive, and two examples of the NYC's Hudson-class steam streamliners including one that pulled the famous 20th-Century Limited before and after WW II. The setting is Chicago's LaSalle Street Station, with the Windy City's Board of Trade Building dominating the background. It's evocative of the publicity/advertising art of what's been called "the machine age".
Donated by a friend of the station, this is a striking, powerful, iconic work and the frame works ideally with the strong imagery presented. It was purchased at the Rag and Bone Bindery in Newport in 2004.
Item Special Note
This beautifully framed lithograph measures 38"H x 29 1/4"W.
Donated By:
MS DEE LANE
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