Grand Canyon National ParkWPA Federal Art Project, 1938Framed from $108.99National Parks Posters: Vintage WPA Prints
Your favorite national park as a ready-made WPA poster, printed in the USA from library and archive files. Choose an art print, a framed print or a canvas.
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Grand Canyon National ParkWPA Federal Art Project, 1938Framed from $108.99
Yellowstone National ParkWPA Federal Art Project, 1938Framed from $108.99
Zion National ParkWPA Federal Art Project, 1938Framed from $108.99
See AmericaWPA Federal Art Project, 1937Framed from $108.99
Lassen Volcanic National ParkWPA Federal Art Project, 1938Framed from $108.99
Fort Marion National Monument, St. Augustine, FloridaWPA Federal Art Project, 1938Framed from $147.99
The National Parks Preserve Wild LifeJ. Hirt, WPA Federal Art Project, 1936-1939Framed from $108.99
Wild Life: The National Parks Preserve All LifeFrank S. Nicholson, WPA Federal Art Project, 1940Framed from $114.99
See America: Visit the National ParksWPA Federal Art Project, 1936-1940Framed from $108.99
Pueblos of the Southwest: National Parks and MonumentsDorothy Waugh, National Park Service, 1935Framed from $265.99
Protect Your ParksWPA Federal Art Project, 1938Framed from $208.99
Please Keep the Park CleanWPA Federal Art Project, Ohio, 1938Framed from $208.99
Only God Can Make a TreeWPA Federal Art Project, 1938Framed from $208.99
Don't Kill Our Wild LifeJohn Wagner, WPA Federal Art Project, 1936-1940Framed from $108.99Wall art sizes and prices
| Size | Art Print | Framed | Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 x 10 in | $37.99 | $108.99 | $81.99 |
| 11 x 14 in | $47.99 | $114.99 | $90.99 |
| 16 x 20 in | $50.99 | $134.99 | $110.99 |
| 18 x 24 in | $54.99 | $147.99 | $127.99 |
| 24 x 36 in | $68.99 | $208.99 | $171.99 |
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What are WPA posters?
WPA posters are 1930s designs for the national parks. The Works Progress Administration, a New Deal agency, hired artists to make them. You will see the original message in the titles, which asked people to visit the parks and to care for them. You can order them today as art prints, framed prints or canvas.
Are these official museum prints?
We print every piece here, and no museum or library endorses them. The national park posters come from public archive files. House pieces sell under our own brands. Each one is our own design rather than a copy of an existing picture, so you know exactly what you are ordering.
How do you get the posters ready to print?
We start with files the Library of Congress publishes. Dust, marks and color balance are corrected in those files, so your print stays true to the original design. The picture is never repainted. These designs were made for the US government, so their copyright has expired and anyone can print them.
Which frame suits a park poster?
A slim wood frame in oak look, black or white works well. Pick the one that suits your wall. Your framed print arrives without a mat, and a white mat is an option if the wall behind is busy. Clear acrylic sits at the front. A hook comes fitted to the back, so you can hang it as soon as it is out of the box.
Which prints come with a credit line?
Your print shows a credit line when the archive record names who holds the original. Where the record names nobody, the page carries no credit line.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are WPA posters?
WPA posters are 1930s designs for the national parks. The Works Progress Administration, a New Deal agency, hired artists to make them. You will see the original message in the titles, which asked people to visit the parks and to care for them. You can order them today as art prints, framed prints or canvas.
Are these official museum prints?
We print every piece here, and no museum or library endorses them. The national park posters come from public archive files. House pieces sell under our own brands. Each one is our own design rather than a copy of an existing picture, so you know exactly what you are ordering.
How do you get the posters ready to print?
We start with files the Library of Congress publishes. Dust, marks and color balance are corrected in those files, so your print stays true to the original design. The picture is never repainted. These designs were made for the US government, so their copyright has expired and anyone can print them.
Which frame suits a park poster?
A slim wood frame in oak look, black or white works well. Pick the one that suits your wall. Your framed print arrives without a mat, and a white mat is an option if the wall behind is busy. Clear acrylic sits at the front. A hook comes fitted to the back, so you can hang it as soon as it is out of the box.
Which prints come with a credit line?
Your print shows a credit line when the archive record names who holds the original. Where the record names nobody, the page carries no credit line.
Learn More
What the WPA posters were
In the 1930s the Works Progress Administration, a New Deal agency, paid artists to design screen-printed posters for the national parks. That government work sits outside US copyright, so anyone can print and sell these vintage posters. Files come from library and archive collections and public image archives, cleaned up but never repainted.
The titles read plainly, as in Grand Canyon National Park (1938).
Sizes and frames for one park or a set of parks
Pick your format: art print, framed print or canvas. Art prints are unframed giclée on 200gsm archival matte, or textured etching paper as an upgrade, from 8 x 10 in to 40 x 60 in. Framed prints sit in a slim wood frame finished in oak look, black or white, with clear acrylic at the front rather than glass. Framed prints come without a mat, and a white one is optional.
Canvases are 400gsm, wrapped over a stretcher about 1.5 in deep, with mirrored edges that keep the picture on the front. You can add a float frame or a classic frame in oak look, black or white. Hanging hardware is not included. Each artwork lists the sizes it comes in, chosen where the image trims slightly and still holds detail.
In our room pictures, a pair of 18 x 24 in canvases hangs above a sofa. Browse the wall art range, or build a set from the Canoe & Crest collection and the vintage posters category.
Printed in the USA
We print and ship in the USA, and prices are in US dollars. Choose Standard or Express shipping at checkout. Shipping is free above the value shown in the top bar.
When the record names who holds the original, the artwork page shows a credit line. Some records name nobody.
