Rocky Mountain Rescue Group Inc., Boulder, Colorado

Rocky Mountain Rescue Group Inc., Boulder, Colorado

Hoffman, Eugene "Gene", 1933-2005

Artist

Tewell's Lithographing

printer

1970-1979

Advertising poster for Rocky Mountain Rescue, located in Boulder, Colorado. The poster is a lithographic print designed by Gene Hoffman and printed by Tewell's Lithographing Co., a Denver printing company, (Tewell's Lithographing Co. has since merged with other printing companies, creating Warren Tewell Printing; see Provenance section for more information). The poster depicts the profile of a mountaineer in the act of walking with aid of an ice axe. He is holding the green and brown ice axe in his proper left hand and carrying a brown backpack on his back. The figure is wearing a pink, purple, and red sweater, green pants with dotted black stripes, red socks, grey and orange boots with red shoelaces, and a pink knit hat with a red pom-pom on top. The background is white with black text along top edge and bottom left corner. The Rocky Mountain Rescue logo is on the bottom right corner. The back of the poster is blank white.Printed, front, top edge: rocky mountain rescue group inc. boulder, colorado Printed, artist's signature, underneath below bottom edge of backpack: hoffman Printed, front, bottom left corner: DESIGNED BY GENE HOFFMAN AND LITHOGRAPHED BY TEWELL'S LITHOGRAPHING CO. / AS A COMMUNITY SERVICE IN SUPPORT OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESCUE GROUP, INC. Printed, front, bottom right corner: ROCKY MOUNTAIN / RESCUE [company logo] / BOULDER, COLORADO

Plains to Peaks Collective

physical object

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Poster

Tewell's Lithographing

Hoffman, Eugene "Gene", 1933-2005

Outdoor recreation--Colorado

Winter sports--Colorado

Mountaineering--Colorado

Ski Sweater

Climbing boot

Beanie

Backpack

Ice axe

Rescue work--Colorado

Mountaineering--Search and rescue operations

Rocky Mountain Rescue Group, Inc

Denver (Colo.)

Contemporary