Visit the Zoo
Visit the Zoo — Philadelphia (Hippopotamus) — WPA Federal Art Project — WPA Pennsylvania, c.1938 (Library of Congress).
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Where it works
The WPA Philadelphia Zoo poster, a gray hippo standing square to the viewer on a butter-yellow ground with hand-lettered "Visit the Zoo", shown here with the scan's gray mount and color bars. Funny and bold, it suits a child's room or kitchen on yellow or sage walls at 18×24 in black.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Vintage travel poster
- Era
- 1936–1943 (WPA)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- butter yellow, grey, black
- Mood
- playful, bold
- Rooms
- kitchen, kids room, living room, hallway or entryway
- Good gift for
- men, housewarming, him, travelers
Size. We'd hang this one at 18×24. Prints at 12×16, 18×24 in — 12×16 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 18×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.
Framing. A slim black or natural wood frame right to the plate edge; the plate's own margin frames the subject.
Pairing. Hangs alone or as a matched pair; three or more prints are 10% off.
