Ronald Cohen, Professor of History at Indiana University Northwest, has collaborated
with Stephen McShane, the Archivist of the Calumet Archives, in editing this beautiful
new book which details the history of the South Shore Railroad Posters so familiar
to anyone who knows Northwest Indiana.
From the dustcover flyleaf:
As many as fifty color lithographed posters displayed in railroad depots, on Chicago "L" platforms, and elsewhere, highlighted fun
in the Indiana Dunes, local flora and fauna, and the strength of heavy industry, all characteristic of the Calumet Region. Prominent
Chicago artists rendered these scenes, and many won acclaim for high artistic standards. Indeed, Oscar Rabe Hanson's Homeward Bound
by South Shore Line won both the Art Directors Club and Barron Collier medals in 1927.
Moonlight in Duneland tells the story of that poster campaign through the reproduction of the thirty-eight known surviving posters.
Additional advertising items from the 1920's and 1970's are sprinkled throughout the book, along with original art by
Dale Fleming, Mitchell A. Markovitz, Alice Phillips and John Rush. In addition, four essays describe the background...
Moonlight in Duneland is published by the Indiana University Press. It's beautiful. In folio size, thirteen inches by ten,
the reproductions are generous, and the book also lists where full size posters may be purchased.
The book is available from Indiana University Press. You can also pick up or order a copy at the Lake Street Gallery in Miller.