Object Details
Designer
E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954
Client
American Airlines, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Poster design encouraging travel to California via American Airlines. Photograph of a woman in a bathing suit montaged into an illustrated beach scene including sand and ocean waves, where she appears to toss a large colorful beach ball into the air. Text in blue, upper center: AMERICAN / AIRLINES; in orange, center: TO CALIFORNIA [American Airlines logo].
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer
Date
1948
Accession Number
1963-39-131
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Poster
Type
Poster
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
101.9 × 76.4 cm (40 1/8 × 30 1/16 in.)
made in
USA
place depicted
California
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1963-39-131