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Nantucket Travel Poster by John Held, Jr., 1920s elliot Calle de Alfonso INantucket by John Held, Jr. captures the breezy allure of this storied New England island in a buoyant Art Deco idiom. Helds poster distills the spirit of seaside escape: crisp, geometric cottages stepping down toward a glittering Atlantic, rhythmic swells of stylized waves, and a lively interplay of greens, blues, and confident red accents. Conceived in the exuberant visual language of early twentieth century travel advertising, its both a