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Edward McKnight Kauffer
American Airlines to California (poster)circa 1947

Not on view
Vintage travel poster combining bold blue typography, a large graphic beach ball in red, orange, and yellow, and a black-and-white photograph of a woman in a swimsuit on a beach
Designer
Edward McKnight Kauffer
United States, Montana, Great Falls, active New York and England, London, 1890-1954
Made for
American Airlines
Title
American Airlines to California (poster)
Date Made
circa 1947
Medium
Screenprint
Dimensions
Image and sheet: 39 3/4 × 30 1/4 in. (100.97 × 76.84 cm) Primary support: 42 × 32 1/4 in.
Credit Line
Gift of Debbie and Mark Attanasio in memory of Martin Kaplan
Accession Number
M.2010.113.2
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. Living in a Modern Way: California Design, 1930-1965. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013.
Selected Exhibition History
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012