Original David Klein Fly TWA - Las Vegas Up Up and Away Poster c1960
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In the Post World War ll era, Howard Hughes, the owner of TWA was a dominant force in expanding and promoting the routes flown by his company. As the economy was vastly improving, airline travel for business and pleasure was on the upswing and posters such as this were instrumental in promoting this form of travel. This Las Vegas poster was created by the gifted American artist David Klein (1918 -2005), and depicts the many different sides of the city, by day and night. It is a classic Midcentury Modern image.Klein was best known for his influential work in advertising. Although he produced illustrations for Broadway theatrical productions, Hollywood films, the United States Army, and numerous corporate clients, Klein is best remembered for the iconic travel images he created for Howard Hughes and Trans World Airlines (TWA) during the 1950's and 1960's. To learn more about artist David Klein go to https://postergroup.com/blogs/the-ross-art-group-blog/david-klein-posters-as-portals-of-discoveryThis is an Original Vintage Poster. It is not a reproduction. This poster is conservation mounted, linen backed and in excellent condition. We guarantee the authenticity of all of our posters.
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40 x 25.5 in
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Original David Klein Fly TWA - Las Vegas Up Up and Away Poster c1960
Estimate $2,000 - $3,000
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