National Parks Travel Posters, Resurrected

Lists: Doug Leen helped rescue some WPA travel posters from oblivion. Here's a look at 11 of his stunning originals and re-creations.

09.25.09 | 12:23 PM ET

The six travel posters on this page are Doug Leen’s re-creations of WPA classics. Page two features five new, original works by Doug Leen based on the style of the WPA-era classics. For more about the National Park posters, read Eli Ellison’s interview with the man who calls himself the “Ranger of the Lost Art.”

Re-creation of a WPA National Park Service Travel Poster by Doug Leen.

Re-creation of a WPA National Park Service Travel Poster by Doug Leen.

Re-creation of a WPA National Park Service Travel Poster by Doug Leen.

Re-creation of a WPA National Park Service Travel Poster by Doug Leen.

Re-creation of a WPA National Park Service Travel Poster by Doug Leen.

Re-creation of a WPA National Park Service Travel Poster by Doug Leen.

The five travel posters on this page are new, original works by Doug Leen based on the style of the WPA-era classics. Page one features his re-creations of WPA-era classics. For more about the National Park posters, read Eli Ellison’s interview with the man who calls himself the “Ranger of the Lost Art.”

Orignial work by Doug Leen, based on the style of the WPA-era classics.

Orignial work by Doug Leen, based on the style of the WPA-era classics.

Orignial work by Doug Leen, based on the style of the WPA-era classics.

Orignial work by Doug Leen, based on the style of the WPA-era classics.

Orignial work by Doug Leen, based on the style of the WPA-era classics.