General Antiques and Collectibles Spring Auction
Lot 94:
Description
C-17365
Large-format wall calendar featuring artwork by Grif Teller titled "Ready to Go", depicting two of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s most iconic steam locomotives-a streamlined GG1 electric and a K4s Pacific-poised beneath an urban train shed. Teller’s vivid use of light and industrial atmosphere captures the company’s pride in modern rail travel during the late Art Deco era. Issued by the Pennsylvania Railroad for promotional use with customers and employees, these calendars combined fine lithography with practical monthly tear sheets. The Pennsylvania Railroad, established in 1846, was once the largest railroad in the United States and one of the most powerful corporations in the world, known for its innovation, engineering excellence, and monumental advertising campaigns that helped define the golden age of American rail.
Large-format wall calendar featuring artwork by Grif Teller titled "Ready to Go", depicting two of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s most iconic steam locomotives-a streamlined GG1 electric and a K4s Pacific-poised beneath an urban train shed. Teller’s vivid use of light and industrial atmosphere captures the company’s pride in modern rail travel during the late Art Deco era. Issued by the Pennsylvania Railroad for promotional use with customers and employees, these calendars combined fine lithography with practical monthly tear sheets. The Pennsylvania Railroad, established in 1846, was once the largest railroad in the United States and one of the most powerful corporations in the world, known for its innovation, engineering excellence, and monumental advertising campaigns that helped define the golden age of American rail.
29" W x 28.5" H
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