Custer Battlefield, Montana
Poster
1968 (made), 1969 (issued)
1968 (made), 1969 (issued)
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Offset poster in red and black advertising a national park site in Montana where General Custer's cavalry were defeated by the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho in the Great Sioux War of 1876. Signed and dated by the artist. Lettered with details of publication, sale and distribution.
Object details
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| Title | Custer Battlefield, Montana (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Offset poster in red and black |
| Brief description | Poster by Leonard Baskin entitled 'Custer Battlefield, Montana', advertising a national park, issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior. USA, 1968-9. |
| Physical description | Offset poster in red and black advertising a national park site in Montana where General Custer's cavalry were defeated by the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho in the Great Sioux War of 1876. Signed and dated by the artist. Lettered with details of publication, sale and distribution. |
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| Credit line | Given in an exchange with the Library of Congress Poster Collection, Washington D.C. |
| Object history | This poster was given to the Museum as part of an exchange between the Library of Congress poster collection in Washington D.C. and the V&A |
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| Accession number | E.2927-1980 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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