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Study for "American Airlines to Europe"

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Study for an American Airlines poster design. At center, stylized eagle, shown in profile, composed from flat, geometric planes of blue and navy.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954
Client
American Airlines, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Date
ca. 1948
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer
Medium
Brush and blue, black gouache, graphite on tracing paper
Dimensions
17.9 × 11.9 cm (7 1/16 × 4 11/16 in.)
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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