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    • NASON, Ben (1915 – ?). Connecticut / The New Haven Railroad...
      May. 16, 2024

      NASON, Ben (1915 – ?). Connecticut / The New Haven Railroad...

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      NASON, Ben (1915 – ?). Connecticut / The New Haven Railroad. 1942. A river winds through a green Connecticut landscape passing by a covered bridge, a farm, and town with church steeple, on out to the ocean with a lighthouse and sailboats. 41 ¾ x 28”. Linen backed. Repaired tears from top and bottom edges with expert inpainting into image. B+/B.

      Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
    • NASON, Ben (1915 – ?). The Berkshires / New Haven Railroad....
      May. 16, 2024

      NASON, Ben (1915 – ?). The Berkshires / New Haven Railroad....

      Est: $700 - $1,000

      NASON, Ben (1915 – ?). The Berkshires / New Haven Railroad. 1942. This poster is from a series of posters Nason produced for New Haven Railroad’s stops in New England. The series is held at the Museum of Modern Art. 41 ¾ x 28”. Linen backed. Repaired tears at top and bottom edges into image with inpainting and over-coloring; scattered slight abrasions. B+.

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    • NASON, Ben (1915-?). Boston / Join the Jubilee. [1950]. Off...
      Jan. 29, 2022

      NASON, Ben (1915-?). Boston / Join the Jubilee. [1950]. Off...

      Est: $700 - $900

      NASON, Ben (1915-?). Boston / Join the Jubilee. [1950]. Offset lithograph poster. 21 7/16 x 14 ¼”. Linen backed. Small expertly restored loss at lower right corner; touched-up losses and repaired tears. B+. A rare poster; no copies have been traced at auction or institutionally. This poster advertises the 1950 Boston Jubilee, a five-day festival sponsored by the Boston Chamber of Commerce aimed at “boosting” the city with pageantry, store sales, tours, concerts, and related events. The poster depicts a rocket ship in outer space, Shem Drowne’s famous grasshopper weathervane, and the Boston city seal. In the 1940s, Nason created a well-known series of posters for the New Haven Railroad, and all of Nason’s known poster work is concentrated to New England vacation and travel destinations.

      Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
    • BEN NASON (1915-?). MASSACHUSETTS / YEAR - ROUND VACATIONLAND. Circa 1960. 42¼x29½ inches, 107¼x75 cm.
      Nov. 23, 2021

      BEN NASON (1915-?). MASSACHUSETTS / YEAR - ROUND VACATIONLAND. Circa 1960. 42¼x29½ inches, 107¼x75 cm.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      BEN NASON (1915-?) MASSACHUSETTS / YEAR - ROUND VACATIONLAND. Circa 1960. 42 1/4x29 1/2 inches, 107 1/4x75 cm. Condition B+: minor replaced losses, repaired tears and abrasions along vertical and horizontal folds. Nason was a graphic artist based in Boston who designed posters for the WPA in the late 1930s, but is best known for a series of posters he created for the New Haven Railroad. He also designed images for the Boston Metropolitan Transit Authority and Filene's department store. This rare poster promoting Massachusetts was designed during the four years when Foster Furcolo was governor of the state (1957-1961). We could find no other copies at auction.

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    • BEN NASON (America, 20th Century), "Cape Cod - The New Haven Railroad"., 42" x 30" sight. Unframed.
      Sep. 09, 2021

      BEN NASON (America, 20th Century), "Cape Cod - The New Haven Railroad"., 42" x 30" sight. Unframed.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      BEN NASON America, 20th Century "Cape Cod - The New Haven Railroad". Original travel poster. Linen-backed.

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    • BEN NASON (1915-?). THE BERKSHIRES / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. 1942. 42x28 inches, 106¾x71 cm.
      Aug. 05, 2021

      BEN NASON (1915-?). THE BERKSHIRES / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. 1942. 42x28 inches, 106¾x71 cm.

      Est: $600 - $900

      BEN NASON (1915-?) THE BERKSHIRES / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. 1942. 42x28 inches, 106 3/4x71 cm. Condition B+: repaired tears, creases and abrasions in margins and image; minor creases, abrasions and scuffing in image. Little is known about Ben Nason, a Boston-based designer, who is best remembered for a series of seven posters he designed for the New Haven Railroad, promoting travel throughout New England. MoMA 100.1944.

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    • BEN NASON (1915-?). THE BERKSHIRES / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. 1942. 42x27 inches, 106x70 cm.
      Aug. 27, 2020

      BEN NASON (1915-?). THE BERKSHIRES / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. 1942. 42x27 inches, 106x70 cm.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      BEN NASON (1915-?) THE BERKSHIRES / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. 1942. 42x27 3/4 inches, 106 3/4x70 1/2 cm. Condition B+: tears and abrasions in text; restored loss at right edge; archival tape on verso; minor creases at edges; slight darkening at upper left edge. MoMA 100.1944.

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    • BEN NASON (1915-?). MARTHA'S VINEYARD / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. Circa 1941. 41x27 inches, 104x68 cm.
      Feb. 13, 2020

      BEN NASON (1915-?). MARTHA'S VINEYARD / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. Circa 1941. 41x27 inches, 104x68 cm.

      Est: $800 - $1,200

      BEN NASON (1915-?) MARTHA'S VINEYARD / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. Circa 1941. 41x27 inches, 104x68 1/2 cm. Condition B: repaired tear through central image; repaired tears and small replaced losses in margins and text; creases in margins and image. MoMA 104.1944.

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    • BEN NASON (1915-?). THE BERKSHIRES / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. 1942. 42x27 inches, 106x70 cm.
      Feb. 13, 2020

      BEN NASON (1915-?). THE BERKSHIRES / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. 1942. 42x27 inches, 106x70 cm.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      BEN NASON (1915-?) THE BERKSHIRES / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. 1942. 42x27 3/4 inches, 106 3/4x70 1/2 cm. Condition B+: tears and abrasions in text; restored loss at right edge; archival tape on verso; minor creases at edges; slight darkening at upper left edge. MoMA 100.1944.

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    • CAPE COD - THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD ORIGINAL VINTAGE POSTER BY BEN NASON
      Jan. 25, 2018

      CAPE COD - THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD ORIGINAL VINTAGE POSTER BY BEN NASON

      Est: $2,500 - $3,500

      This is one of several travel posters commissioned by the New Haven Railroad and first issued just before the beginning of World War II. "The New Haven was an extremely passenger oriented railroad and a great proportion of its revenues came from New England vacation travel. An important element of the New Haven's postwar vacation travel marketing campaign was a series of seven travel posters, each about 27 by 42 inches in size, which promoted popular vacation destinations directly served by New Haven Railroad passenger trains. Designed with a somewhat stylized family resemblance by an artist named Ben Nason (born 1915 - ?) and executed in bright colors using an airbrush technique, these travel posters were printed (perhaps at first) starting about 1941. "Distribution was curtailed during the Second World War, when all non-essential travel was actively discouraged by the railroad. However, the Nason posters were widely distributed to stations, ticket offices, travel agencies, and other interested parties (such as stores) starting in late 1945. [They] remained in service (although perhaps in limited numbers towards the end) up through at least the middle of 1955." (web site of the New Haven Railroad Historical and Technical Association) Other posters in the series touted the charms of the Berkshires,Nantucket, Boston, Connecticut, Martha's Vineyard, and Rhode Island. All employed colorful and highly stylized images of the natural and architectural attractions of the areas depicted. Unfortunately, little is known of Ben Nason who clearly had a strong talent for poster art. This is an Original Vintage Poster; it is not a reproduction. This poster is conservation mounted, linen backed, and in excellent condition. We guarantee the authenticity of all of our posters.

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    • BEN NASON (1915-?). NANTUCKET / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. Circa 1945. 41x28 inches, 106x71 cm.
      Aug. 05, 2015

      BEN NASON (1915-?). NANTUCKET / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. Circa 1945. 41x28 inches, 106x71 cm.

      Est: $1,200 - $1,800

      BEN NASON (1915-?) NANTUCKET / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. Circa 1945. 41 3/4x28 inches, 106x71 cm. Condition B: replaced upper right margin and corner; repaired tears, restored losses, creases, abrasions and overpainting in margins and image; repaired pin holes in corners; stain in bottom margin.

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    • BEN NASON (1915-?). MARTHA'S VINEYARD / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. Circa 1945. 42x28 inches, 108x71 cm.
      Aug. 05, 2015

      BEN NASON (1915-?). MARTHA'S VINEYARD / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. Circa 1945. 42x28 inches, 108x71 cm.

      Est: $1,200 - $1,800

      BEN NASON (1915-?) MARTHA'S VINEYARD / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. Circa 1945. 42 1/2x28 inches, 108x71 cm. Condition B: restored losses and repaired pin holes in corners; repaired tears, restored losses and restoration in margins; creases and abrasions in margins and image. At the end of World War II, the New Haven Railroad launched a campaign to attract vacationers to New England. Here the simple images of brightly-colored, gingerbread-style houses and small waterfront fishing shacks do much to promote the island as an ideal family vacation spot. The railroad actually delivered passengers to Woods Hole, where a ferry transported the travelers to the island itself. The enormous figurehead that bisects the image is a romanticized reminder of the whaling ships that populated the island's history.

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    • BEN NASON (1915-?). CONNECTICUT / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. Circa 1945. 42x28 inches, 108x71 cm.
      Aug. 05, 2015

      BEN NASON (1915-?). CONNECTICUT / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. Circa 1945. 42x28 inches, 108x71 cm.

      Est: $1,200 - $1,800

      BEN NASON (1915-?) CONNECTICUT / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. Circa 1945. 42 1/2x28 inches, 108x71 cm. Condition B+: extensive overpainting in margins and text; repaired tears at edges, some into image; restored losses at edges; creases in margins and image. The New Haven Railroad presented a bucolic countryside scene in an attempt to lure passengers. Here a snaky "S" of a river is coursing its way through green Connecticut fields, past red, white and brown towns, farms and bridges.

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    • BEN NASON (1915-?). BOSTON / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. Circa 1945. 42x27 inches, 106x70 cm.
      Aug. 05, 2015

      BEN NASON (1915-?). BOSTON / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. Circa 1945. 42x27 inches, 106x70 cm.

      Est: $1,200 - $1,800

      BEN NASON (1915-?) BOSTON / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. Circa 1945. 42x27 3/4 inches, 106 3/4x70 1/2 cm. Condition B+: repaired tears, creases, abrasions and restoration in margins and image. Familiar historical sites in Boston pictured by day and by night in red, blue, orange and yellow. One in a series of seven posters issued by the New Haven Railroad after the Second World War, promoting New England vacation travel.

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    • BEN NASON, American, 20th Century, "The New Haven Railroad Martha's Vineyard"., Color lithograph poster, sheet size 42" x 29". Unfra...
      Jul. 29, 2015

      BEN NASON, American, 20th Century, "The New Haven Railroad Martha's Vineyard"., Color lithograph poster, sheet size 42" x 29". Unfra...

      Est: $1,500 - $2,000

      BEN NASON American, 20th Century "The New Haven Railroad Martha's Vineyard". Ship's figurehead in foreground and a fishing village, gingerbread cottages and swimmers along the coast in background. Signed in image mid-lower right "Nason". Circa 1940. Linen backing. Color lithograph poster, sheet size 42" x 29". Unframed.

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    • BEN NASON, American, 20th Century, "Nantucket The New Haven Railroad"., Color lithograph poster, sheet size 42" x 29". Unframed.
      Jul. 29, 2015

      BEN NASON, American, 20th Century, "Nantucket The New Haven Railroad"., Color lithograph poster, sheet size 42" x 29". Unframed.

      Est: $1,500 - $2,000

      BEN NASON American, 20th Century "Nantucket The New Haven Railroad". Bird's-eye view of a Colonial-style house with widow's walk as well as a cobblestone street and the Rainbow Fleet. Signed in image upper right "Nason". Circa 1945. Linen backing. Color lithograph poster, sheet size 42" x 29". Unframed.

      Eldred's
    • BEN NASON, American, 20th Century, "The Berkshires The New Haven Railroad"., Color lithograph poster, sheet size 42" x 28". Shrink-w...
      Jul. 09, 2015

      BEN NASON, American, 20th Century, "The Berkshires The New Haven Railroad"., Color lithograph poster, sheet size 42" x 28". Shrink-w...

      Est: $1,500 - $2,000

      BEN NASON American, 20th Century "The Berkshires The New Haven Railroad". Tree in forefront and a Berkshire landscape in the background. Signed in image upper right "Nason". Color lithograph poster, sheet size 42" x 28". Shrink-wrapped on foam core.

      Eldred's
    • BEN NASON, American, 20th Century, "Nantucket, The New Haven Railroad"., Color lithograph poster, sheet size 42" x 29". Unframed.
      Jun. 25, 2015

      BEN NASON, American, 20th Century, "Nantucket, The New Haven Railroad"., Color lithograph poster, sheet size 42" x 29". Unframed.

      Est: $1,500 - $2,000

      BEN NASON American, 20th Century "Nantucket, The New Haven Railroad". Bird's-eye view of Colonial-style house with a widow's walk on a cobblestone street overlooking the rainbow fleet. Signed in image upper right "Nason". Circa 1945. Linen backing. Color lithograph poster, sheet size 42" x 29". Unframed.

      Eldred's
    • BEN NASON (1915-? ). MARTHA'S VINEYARD. Circa 1940. 42x27 inches, 107x68 cm.
      Aug. 03, 2011

      BEN NASON (1915-? ). MARTHA'S VINEYARD. Circa 1940. 42x27 inches, 107x68 cm.

      Est: $1,500 - $2,000

      BEN NASON (1915-? ) MARTHA'S VINEYARD. Circa 1940. 42x27 inches, 107x68 1/2 cm. Condition B+: repaired tears and overpainting in margins affecting image; restored losses in top left corner.

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    • Great Original Ben Nason Travel Poster Nantucket 1940s
      Nov. 07, 2009

      Great Original Ben Nason Travel Poster Nantucket 1940s

      Est: $600 - $1,000

      Nason, Ben The Berkshires - The New Haven Railroad Offset ca. 1945 42.1 x 27.9 in. (107 x 71 cm) Printer: no information Description / Details: (B+) small tears (up to 3 in./8 cm) and minimal staining at the edges, tiny paper loss in the top left corner

      PosterConnection Inc.
    • Original 1940s Rail Travel Poster New Haven Connecticut
      Nov. 07, 2009

      Original 1940s Rail Travel Poster New Haven Connecticut

      Est: $600 - $1,000

      Nason, Ben Connecticut - The New Haven Railroad Offset ca. 1945 42.1 x 27.9 in. (107 x 71 cm) Printer: no information Description / Details: (B+) small tears and minor staining at the edges

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    • Original 1940s New Haven Rail Travel Poster Nantucket
      Nov. 07, 2009

      Original 1940s New Haven Rail Travel Poster Nantucket

      Est: $500 - $900

      Nason, Ben Nantucket - The New Haven Railroad Offset ca. 1945 42.1 x 27.9 in. (107 x 71 cm) Printer: no information Description / Details: (B) on linen, professionally restored paper losses in the corners and tears at the edges, circular tear in the top left corner, tape at the top

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    • Stunning Original 1940s Cape Cod Railroad Travel Poster
      Nov. 07, 2009

      Stunning Original 1940s Cape Cod Railroad Travel Poster

      Est: $600 - $1,000

      Nason, Ben Cape Cod - The New Haven Railroad Offset ca. 1945 42.1 x 27.9 in. (107 x 71 cm) Printer: no information Description / Details: (B+) on linen, small professionally restored tears and paper losses at the edges / corners, 6 in./15 cm tear at the top edge

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    • BEN NASONNew Haven Railroad/Cape Cod.
      Nov. 11, 2007

      BEN NASONNew Haven Railroad/Cape Cod.

      Est: $1,200 - $1,500

      BEN NASON New Haven Railroad/Cape Cod. Nason combines day and night to create an atmospheric poster for Cape Cod, the arm-shaped peninsula and easternmost portion of Massachusetts, which was originally connected to the mainland, yet effectively transformed into a large island with the opening of the Cape Cod Canal in 1914. Due to its constantly moving and dangerous shoals, Cape Cod historically has been the host of numerous beacons that warned ships of the danger. Instead of singling-out a specific lighthouse, the artist monolithically installs a single exemplar at poster's center and cleverly calls upon its powerful illuminating beam to create a perfect day for sailing.

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    • BEN NASONNew Haven Railroad/Nantucket.
      Nov. 11, 2007

      BEN NASONNew Haven Railroad/Nantucket.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,200

      BEN NASON New Haven Railroad/Nantucket. Located thirty miles south of Cape Cod, the island of Nantucket, much like Martha's Vineyard, is a tourist destination and summer colony that once thrived as a whaling port. However, due to a decline on domestic dependence on whale oil and the depopulation of the island following the 'Great Fire' of 1846, Nantucket was left underdeveloped and isolated until the mid-Twentieth Century. And though unquestionably unfortunate, this isolation kept many of the pre-Civil War buildings intact and by the 1950s, enterprising developers began restoring these structures to create an upmarket destination in the Northeastern United States. And it's this ironic twist of fate that Nason focuses on in this New Haven Railroad poster historical architectural preservation brought about by seizing on adversity past.

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    • BEN NASONNew Haven Railroad/Martha's Vineyard.
      Nov. 11, 2007

      BEN NASONNew Haven Railroad/Martha's Vineyard.

      Est: $1,200 - $1,500

      BEN NASON New Haven Railroad/Martha's Vineyard. Though the New Haven Railroad couldn't get any of its passengers directly to the roughly triangular island of Martha's Vineyard seeing as it's located three miles off the coast of Cape Cod, it could surely get you a Massachusetts town with a ferry in order to complete the journey. Known primarily as a summer tourist colony in contemporary times, Nasan divides The Vineyard neatly with a carved figurehead, bisecting it into two clearly defined areas one featuring the Gay Head Light and a nod to its commercial maritime history and another tiled with the Gingerbread Cottages of Oak Bluffs.

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    • BEN NASONNew Haven Railroad/Connecticut.
      Nov. 11, 2007

      BEN NASONNew Haven Railroad/Connecticut.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,200

      BEN NASON New Haven Railroad/Connecticut. The Connecticut River cuts through the center of its namesake state, flowing into Long Island Sound, Connecticut's outlet to the Atlantic Ocean. With this geographic tidbit firmly in place, Nason simply condenses the matter-of-fact, rendering the Connecticut as it meanders from covered bridge to idyllic pastoral calm to the non-bustle of a 'green' around which a quaint riverside village is centered. Certainly, the New Haven services the state, yet Nason would seem to be saying that once a traveler has used the railroad's service to arrive there, it's best to roam the river to discover whatever is closest to one's heart. And seeing as Connecticut is ranked forty-eighth in state size, a couple free days make this an entirely plausible undertaking.

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    • BEN NASONNew Haven Railroad/The Berkshires.
      Nov. 11, 2007

      BEN NASONNew Haven Railroad/The Berkshires.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,200

      BEN NASON New Haven Railroad/The Berkshires. Berkshire County, the westernmost county in Massachusetts, is conveniently located within a two-and-one-half hour drive from New York City or Boston. Surrounded by the Berkshire Hills to the east and the Taconic Mountains to the west, the splendid area that also offers numerous lakes, rivers and streams has become a summer and leaf-peeping haven for the affluent and those who merely would like to be perceived in that light. Nason's spectacular and mildly abstract vision of verdant simplicity for the New Haven Railroad tempts the nearby city dwellers with expansive freshness with room to roam.

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    • BEN NASONNew Haven Railroad/Boston.
      Nov. 11, 2007

      BEN NASONNew Haven Railroad/Boston.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,200

      BEN NASON New Haven Railroad/Boston. The New Haven Railroad was an extremely passenger-oriented line and a great proportion of its revenues came from New England vacation travel. Posters in no small part contributed to an awareness of the railway and Ben Nason contributed greatly to this lithographic consciousness with a series of approximately seven designs first appearing circa 1941. In 1945, after the conclusion of WW II, the posters were once again widely distributed and continued to run as late as 1955. Boston was the northern end point of the New Haven Railroad's 'Shoreline Route'. The Nason poster depicts four famously familiar structures that to this day remain popular tourist attractions for visitors: The Massachusetts State House, the Bunker Hill Monument, the Old State House, and the Old North Church.

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    • FRAMED POSTER BY BEN NASON Cape Cod The New Haven Railroad . Part of a series of seven posters advertising popular New England desti...
      Aug. 02, 2007

      FRAMED POSTER BY BEN NASON Cape Cod The New Haven Railroad . Part of a series of seven posters advertising popular New England desti...

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      FRAMED POSTER BY BEN NASON American, circa 1945 Cape Cod The New Haven Railroad . Part of a series of seven posters advertising popular New England destinations. They were distributed to stores, stations, and travel agencies from 1941 to the mid-1950. Approximately 42" x 28".

      Eldred's
    • BEN NASON BOSTON. Circa 1945. 42x28 inches.
      Feb. 21, 2007

      BEN NASON BOSTON. Circa 1945. 42x28 inches.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      BEN NASON BOSTON. Circa 1945. 42x28 inches. Condition B+: repaired tears in margins, some affecting image; abrasion in text. Another in the series, featuring familiar historical sites in Boston pictured by day and night in red, blue, orange and yellow.

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    • BEN NASON THE BERKSHIRES. Circa 1945. 41x27 inches.
      Feb. 21, 2007

      BEN NASON THE BERKSHIRES. Circa 1945. 41x27 inches.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      BEN NASON THE BERKSHIRES. Circa 1945. 41 1/2x27 1/2 inches. Condition B+: repaired tears, creases and abrasions in margins and image. Strong trees, luscious green grass and bucolic villages of New England. One in a series of seven posters issued by the New Haven Railroad after the Second World War promoting New England vacation travel. "During World War Two, heavy military traffic demands forced New Haven to actively discourage civilians from riding its trains for non-essential purposes. Once the war ended, however, the New Haven railroad set out to recapture the New England vacation travel business with large scale purchases of new passenger equipment and an unprecedented mass marketing campaign" (www.nhrta.org/htdocs/images1199.htm)

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    • NEW HAVEN RAILROAD POSTER "Martha's Vineyard", by Ben Nason. 42" x 28". Shrink-wrapped on foam core.
      Aug. 03, 2006

      NEW HAVEN RAILROAD POSTER "Martha's Vineyard", by Ben Nason. 42" x 28". Shrink-wrapped on foam core.

      Est: $200 - $400

      NEW HAVEN RAILROAD POSTER Circa 1945 "Martha's Vineyard", by Ben Nason. 42" x 28". Shrink-wrapped on foam core.

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    • POSTER - BEN NASON NANTUCKET. Circa 1945. 42x28 inches.
      Aug. 02, 2006

      POSTER - BEN NASON NANTUCKET. Circa 1945. 42x28 inches.

      Est: $1,500 - $2,000

      BEN NASON NANTUCKET. Circa 1945. 42 x 28 inches. Condition B+: repaired pinholes in corners; repaired tears in margins, some affecting image. A charming bird's-eye view of a colonial-era house, cobblestone street and three fishermen exchanging stories of the "one that got away." All items are offered for sale subject to Swann Galleries' standard terms and conditions of sale, which are published in our catalogues and are posted below.

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    • POSTER - BEN NASON CONNECTICUT. Circa 1945. 42x28 inches.
      Aug. 02, 2006

      POSTER - BEN NASON CONNECTICUT. Circa 1945. 42x28 inches.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      BEN NASON CONNECTICUT. Circa 1945. 42 x 28 inches. Condition B+: restored losses and repaired tears in margins and image; pinholes in corners. The New Haven Railroad presenting a bucolic countryside scene in an attempt to lure passengers. Here a snaky "s" of a river is coursing its way through green Connecticut fields, past red, white and brown towns, farms and bridges. All items are offered for sale subject to Swann Galleries' standard terms and conditions of sale, which are published in our catalogues and are posted below.

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    • POSTER - BEN NASON CAPE COD. Circa 1945. 42x28 inches.
      Aug. 02, 2006

      POSTER - BEN NASON CAPE COD. Circa 1945. 42x28 inches.

      Est: $1,200 - $1,800

      BEN NASON CAPE COD. Circa 1945. 42 x 28 inches. Condition B+: repaired tears in margins. A night and day image of a small New England village on the Massachusetts shore. In the style of some of the great European graphic designers, Nason cleverly employs the light house lamp in a dual role--both to light up the night sky and as the sun on the daytime side of the image. One in a series of seven posters issued by the New Haven Railroad after the Second World War promoting New England vacation travel. "During World War Two, heavy military traffic demands forced the New Haven to actively discourage civilians from riding its trains for non-essential purposes. Once the war ended, however, the New Haven railroad set out to recapture the New England vacation travel business with large scale purchases of new passenger equipment and an unprecedented mass marketing campaign" (www.nhrta.org/htdocs/images1199.htm). All items are offered for sale subject to Swann Galleries' standard terms and conditions of sale, which are published in our catalogues and are posted below.

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    • BEN NASON NANTUCKET. Circa 1945.
      Aug. 03, 2005

      BEN NASON NANTUCKET. Circa 1945.

      Est: $2,000 - $3,000

      42x28inches. Condition B: restored losses, restoration, and overpainting in margins and corners; repaired tears in image. A charming bird's-eye view of a colonial-era house, cobblestone street and three fishermen exchanging stories of the "one that got away".

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    • BEN NASON BOSTON. Circa 1945.
      Aug. 03, 2005

      BEN NASON BOSTON. Circa 1945.

      Est: $800 - $1,200

      42x28 inches. Condition B+: restoration, repaired tears and overpainting in margins. Familiar historical sites in Boston pictured by day and by night in red, blue, orange and yellow. One in a series of seven posters issued by the New Haven Railroad after the Second World War promoting New England vacation travel.

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    • BEN NASON MARTHA'S VINEYARD. Circa 1945.
      Aug. 03, 2005

      BEN NASON MARTHA'S VINEYARD. Circa 1945.

      Est: $1,200 - $1,800

      42x28 inches. Condition B-: restoration and overpainting in margins and corners; paper loss in image; faded. At the end of World War II, the New Haven Railroad launched a campaign to attract vacationers to New England. The simple images of brightly-colored gingerbread-style houses and small waterfront fishing shacks do much to promote the island as an ideal family vacation spot. The railroad actually delivered passengers to Woods Hole, where a ferry transported the travellers to the island itself. The enormous figurehead that bisects the image is a romanticized reminder of the whaling ships that populated the island's history.

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    • BEN NASON CONNECTICUT. Circa 1945.
      Aug. 03, 2005

      BEN NASON CONNECTICUT. Circa 1945.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      42x28 inches. Condition B+: restored losses in top corners and margin; repaired tears through margins. The New Haven Railroad presenting a bucolic countryside scene in an attempt to lure passengers. Here a snaky "s" of a river is coursing its way through green Connecticut fields, past red, white and brown towns, farms and bridges.

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    • BEN NASON CAPE COD. circa 1945.
      Aug. 03, 2005

      BEN NASON CAPE COD. circa 1945.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      42x28 inches. Condition A-: creases and abrasions in image; repaired tear through bottom margin. A night and day image of a small New England village on the Massachusetts shore. In the style of some of the great European graphic designers, Nason cleverly employs the light house lamp in a dual role--both to light up the night sky and as the sun on the day time side of the image. One in a series of seven posters issued by the New Haven Railroad after the Second World War promoting New England vacation travel. "During World War Two, heavy military traffic demands forced the New Haven to actively discourage civilians from riding its trains for non-essential purposes. Once the war ended, however, the New Haven railroad set out to recapture the New England vacation travel business with large scale purchases of new passenger equipment and an unprecedented mass marketing campaign" (www.nhrta.org/htdocs/images1199.htm)

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    • BEN NASON RHODE ISLAND. Circa 1945.
      Aug. 03, 2005

      BEN NASON RHODE ISLAND. Circa 1945.

      Est: $500 - $750

      42x28 inches. Condition B+: restoration in upper left corner and margin; repaired tears through margins. Borrowing freely from a European travel poster, a light green gull flies through the green sky over an orange and yellow beach and in front of a red brick Colonial house sitting on a hill amidst green trees; lettering in orange.

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    • [ Movie Posters ] New Haven Railroad (Circa 1950) Travel Poster (28" X 42"). The New Haven was an extremely passenger oriented railroad and a great proportion of its revenues came from New England vacation travel. An important element of the New
      Mar. 17, 2005

      [ Movie Posters ] New Haven Railroad (Circa 1950) Travel Poster (28" X 42"). The New Haven was an extremely passenger oriented railroad and a great proportion of its revenues came from New England vacation travel. An important element of the New

      Est: -

      [ Movie Posters ] New Haven Railroad (Circa 1950) Travel Poster (28" X 42"). The New Haven was an extremely passenger oriented railroad and a great proportion of its revenues came from New England vacation travel. An important element of the New Haven's postwar vacation travel marketing campaign was a series of seven travel posters, which promoted popular vacation destinations directly served by New Haven Railroad passenger trains. Designed with a somewhat stylized family resemblance by an artist named Ben Nason and executed in bright colors using an airbrush technique, these travel posters were printed starting about 1941. Distribution was curtailed during the Second World War, when all non-essential travel was actively discouraged by the railroad. However, the Nason posters were widely distributed to stations, ticket offices, travel agencies, and other interested parties starting in late 1945. The Nason posters remained in service ( although perhaps in limited numbers towards the end) up through at least the middle of 1955. The New Haven Railroad was a dominating presence throughout the state of Connecticut. Nason's Connecticut poster depicted the stylized path of a river coursing from the ocean into the New England countryside. Very Fine condition on Linen.

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    • BEN NASON MARTHA'S VINEYARD / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. Circa 1945.
      Nov. 15, 2004

      BEN NASON MARTHA'S VINEYARD / THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. Circa 1945.

      Est: $1,200 - $1,800

      42x28 inches. Condition B: restored losses, overpainting and restoration along right edge and in top corners; repaired tears through margins into image At the end of World War II, the New Haven Railroad launched a campaign to attract vacationers to New England. Here the simple images of brightly-colored, gingerbread-style houses and small waterfront fishing shacks do much to promote the island as an ideal family vacation spot. The railroad actually delivered passengers to Woods Hole, where a ferry transported the travellers to the island itself. The enormous figurehead that bisects the image is a romanticized reminder of the whaling ships that populated the island's history.

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    • BEN NASON SKI / NEW HAMPSHIRE.
      Jan. 30, 2003

      BEN NASON SKI / NEW HAMPSHIRE.

      Est: $600 - $900

      1950. 41x28 inches. Lew A. Cummings, Manchester. Condition B+: vertical and horizontal folds; minor tears and creases at edges. A happy family in red, green, blue, brown and yellow are skiing past a quaint New England town nestled within a curve of the giant "s" lettering in red. Nason also created a series of posters for the New Haven Railroad.

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    • BEN NASON BOSTON.
      Jan. 30, 2003

      BEN NASON BOSTON.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      42x28 inches. Condition B: restored losses and repaired tears in margins; creases in margins and image; vertical and horizontal folds. Familiar historical sites in Boston pictured by day and by night in red, blue, orange and yellow. One in a series of seven posters issued by the New Haven Railroad after the Second World War promoting New England vacation travel. "During World War Two, heavy military traffic demands forced the New Haven to actively discourage civilians from riding its trains for non-essential purposes. Once the war ended, however, the New Haven railroad set out to recapture the New England vacation travel business with large scale purchases of new passenger equipment and an unprecedented mass marketing campaign" (www.nhrta.org/htdocs/images1199.htm).

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    • BEN NASON BOSTON.
      Jan. 30, 2003

      BEN NASON BOSTON.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      42x28 inches. Condition B: restored losses and repaired tears in margins; creases in margins and image; vertical and horizontal folds. Familiar historical sites in Boston pictured by day and by night in red, blue, orange and yellow. One in a series of seven posters issued by the New Haven Railroad after the Second World War promoting New England vacation travel. "During World War Two, heavy military traffic demands forced the New Haven to actively discourage civilians from riding its trains for non-essential purposes. Once the war ended, however, the New Haven railroad set out to recapture the New England vacation travel business with large scale purchases of new passenger equipment and an unprecedented mass marketing campaign" (www.nhrta.org/htdocs/images1199.htm)

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    • BEN NASON SKI / NEW HAMPSHIRE. 1950.
      Jan. 30, 2003

      BEN NASON SKI / NEW HAMPSHIRE. 1950.

      Est: $600 - $900

      41x28 1/4 inches. Lew A. Cummings, Manchester. Condition B+: vertical and horizontal folds; minor tears and creases at edges. A happy family in red, green, blue, brown and yellow are skiing past a quaint New England town nestled within a curve of the giant "s" lettering in red. Nason also created a series of posters for the New Haven Railroad.

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