The Best National Parks Posters
A new generation of classic national parks posters are frame-worthy
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In the 1930s and 1940s, the Works Projects Administration commissioned iconic posters of 14 national parks. You can’t afford the originals, but a new generation of artists have been inspired by the classics.
Go Retro
Rob Decker studied under Ansel Adams and in 1980 began taking his own composite photography of the parks. He adds WPA-style effects to give his versions a vintage look. $30
Practical, Too!
Jared Prince has been scanning and retouching original USGS maps of 17 parks since 2014. They’re antique looking but have a richer color palette. $59
The New WPA
In 2014, Max Slavkin and Aaron Perry-Zucker partnered with the National Parks Conservation Association to commission new posters via the See America Project. $25
Authenticity Is Everything
A company called Ranger Doug has been silkscreening reproductions from the original templates since 1993. $40
