Rare John Alcorn Dartmouth College Artist in Residence Signed Exhibition Poster

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This is a great piece. I recently acquired a collection of original Dartmouth College Winter Carnival posters from 1958-1962. And … more This is a great piece. I recently acquired a collection of original Dartmouth College Winter Carnival posters from 1958-1962. And then I went out to another dealer I know and came home with more Dartmouth original posters. This is one of the rarest of all the works I got. In fact, I cannot find another example of this poster. I cant imagine too many of these were made, nor survived. For those not familiar with John Alcorn, I have included his biography below. This is a wonderful large lithograph poster measuring 30 x 20 inches. The image is in excellent condition with great original color. There is some spotting and minor discoloration to the bottom but overall it is still an excellent example of this rare original poster. You can see a minor crease lower left corner. Framed in simple inexpensive temporary frame. 100% GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL!!! Do your research on this poster. If you collect Dartmouth posters check my store for the many others I am offering. A great chance to acquire some really rare original Dartmouth posters and pictorial map.

For those not familiar with the artist his biograph from Cooper Union reads: " John Alcorn was born on February 10, 1935 on Long Island in New York and moved to New York City in 1955. He passed away on January 27, 1992. John was a commercial artist and designer, and an illustrator of children’s books. He studied graphic arts for three years at Cooper Union. He worked for Forbes Magazine and for Push Pin Studio. He also worked for CBS for one year (1958). He left CBS to pursue a career freelancing. In 1962, John Alcorn designed and illustrated Books, a book designed for children and authored by Murray McCain, which celebrates the importance of books in our everyday lives. John illustrated multiple books including: Scratch Built!: A Celebration of the Static Scale Airplane Modellers Craft Books! by Murray McCain, John Alcorn, Murray McCain Flying Without Wings by John Alcorn less