Description: THIS IS A VERY RARE 25" X 34" PROFESSIONALLY FRAMED COORS LIGHT THE SILVER BULLET SIGN FEATURING HAL SHELTON'S "COLORADO SKI COUNTRY" ARTWORK DEPICTING AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND THE SKI TOWNS ARE LABELED. SOME OF THE PLACES LABELED ARE ASPEN, STEAMBOAT, TELLURIDE, BRECKENRIDGE, BEAVER CREEK, GRAND JUNCTION, AND MANY MORE. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THEM ALL IN THE PICTURES. SOME NORMAL WEAR FROM AGE TO THE FRAME'S FINISH, IT'S REALLY NICE TO BE SO OLD. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO ASK. IT'S FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTOR. IT IS SIGNED BY HAL SHELTON. SHELTON, Hal (1916-2004). Colorado / Ski Country USA. 1967. Poster with a sweeping bird’s-eye view of the ski country in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado from Denver east to Grand Junction. Notable ski resorts, mountain passes, and peaks are labeled. Shelton is credited as one of the inventors of the modern ski area trail map. An avid skier and trained cartographer, Shelton pioneered the use of the shaded relief map in depicting ski trails. Shelton earned a degree in Scientific Illustration from Pomona College, before joining the US Geological Survey during World War II. After the War, he settled in Golden, Colorado. Shelton has been referred to as a "cartographic populist . . .[who] thought existing map symbology was too abstract for general audiences, so he began experimenting with natural-color maps [indicating] topography with subtle terrain shading." Shelton produced maps for airlines, classrooms, and textbooks, before being discovered by the ski industry. Ultimately, he would produce the first "modern" trail maps for Alta, Jackson Hole, Aspen, Mammoth Mountain, Winter Park, Sun Valley, Purgatory, Waterville Valley, and many others. One of his most famous works is an imaginary view of all of the Colorado Mountains and ski areas from 100,000 feet above Denver. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Price: 419.3 USD
Location: Crestone, Colorado
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Date Range: 1990-1999
Type: Colorado Ski Map
US State: Colorado
Format: Poster
Year: 1994
Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original
Country/Region: United States of America
