"Between 1934 and 1936, artist Dorothy Waugh was commissioned to create 17 posters for the National Park Service, a groundbreaking opportunity for a female designer at the time."
"Her designs, which were both accessible and avant-garde, are being celebrated in an exhibition for the first time at New York's Poster House."
"Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh's National Parks Posters is on display until 22 February 2026."
Between 1934 and 1936 Dorothy Waugh produced 17 posters for the National Park Service. The commission marked a rare and groundbreaking opportunity for a female designer in that era. Her poster designs combined accessible imagery with avant‑garde sensibilities, using bold composition and simplified forms to promote parks and wildlife. Poster House in New York mounts Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh's National Parks Posters through 22 February 2026. The exhibition highlights the range of Waugh's work, including Save Our Wildlife [Trumpeter Swan] (1935), with images reproduced and credited to photographer Robert Feliciano.
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