Designer:

E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954  Search this

Client:

American Airlines, Fort Worth, Texas, USA  Search this

Medium:

Offset lithograph on paper, lined

Dimensions:

107.1 × 79.2 cm (42 3/16 × 31 3/16 in.)

Type:

graphic design

Poster

Object Name:

Poster

Made in:

USA

Date:

1948

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Poster for American Airlines advertising places to travel for winter sports. At center, a snowman wearing a red scarf, black top hat, and eye patch, holding a pine tree branch and a ski pole, in a snowy landscape. In black and white text, upper center: AMERICAN AIRLINES; in multicolored text, across poster: CALIFORNIA / SWITZERLAND / SCANDINAVIA / CANADA / NEW ENGLAND / WINTER SPORTS [American Airlines logo].

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer

Accession Number:

1963-39-144

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c87a74c1-73e0-417f-8ccf-c7b1cd6d645b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1963-39-144