Object Details
Designer
E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954
Client
American Airlines, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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
Date
1948
Accession Number
1963-39-144
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Poster
Type
Poster
Medium
Offset lithograph on paper, lined
Dimensions
107.1 × 79.2 cm (42 3/16 × 31 3/16 in.)
made in
USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1963-39-144