1959 Winning the West
DESCRIPTION
A narrative-driven poster showing iconic scenes from the American West, including the Lewis and Clark expedition, Custer’s Last Stand, frontier marshals, and the Battle of the Alamo. The illustrations merge myth and history, making it both a patriotic teaching tool and a window into mid-century portrayals of American expansion.
These richly illustrated "educational posters" were published around 1959 as part of a celebrated series of classroom wall charts designed to make learning visual, engaging, and accessible to students across America. Typically found in schools, mounted on classroom walls and used as teaching aids, each poster in the series explored a different theme, ranging from space exploration, means of transportation, military history, indigenous cultures, and the natural world. The images were rendered in a unique artistic style, often blending realism with imaginative detail to spark curiosity in young learners.
CONDITION
1200 W. 35th Street #425 Chicago, IL 60609 | P: (312) 496 - 3622