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American Airlines to Ireland

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Poster design encouraging travel to Ireland via American Airlines. Green hilly landscape with blue lake at center; farm with fields in foreground and crenellated fortress in the background. In black text, upper center: AMERICAN AIRLINES; in red and green, lower center: TO / IRELAND; lower right: [American Airlines logo in black].
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954
Client
American Airlines, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Date
1948
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer
Medium
Offset lithograph on paper, lined
Dimensions
107 × 81.6 cm (42 1/8 × 32 1/8 in.)
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Poster
Type
Poster

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