![An offset lithograph on paper poster encouraging travel to Chicago via American Airlines in 1950. The poster depicts a teal lake with two black sailboats with white triangular sails in the foreground, casting white waves as they sail, and a city with high rise pale grey and white skyscrapers, Chicago, in the backgound, set against a pale blue sky with six small puffy white clouds above the skyscrapers. White capitalised text at the top of the poster states [AMERICAN AIRLINES], with the word [TO] also in capitals, but this time transparent and outlined in white, just under it. The word [CHICAGO] is printed in white capital letters at the bottom in the center just under the sail boats. In the lower right is the American Airlines logo in black, two capital letter As with a black bird of prey in between them with its wings stretching upwards. The poster is signed in black ink [E. McKnight Kauffer] in the lower right corner.]( https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/65116_b901973cf777d9b7_b.jpg
"Poster, American Airlines to Chicago, 1950")
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Poster, American Airlines to Chicago, 1950
This is a Poster. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and made for (as the client) American Airlines. It is dated 1950 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is offset lithograph on paper, lined. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was
donated by
Mrs. Edward McKnight Kauffer.
It is credited Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
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- screenprint on paper.
- Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
- 2015-6-1
- Poster, American Airlines to New York
- lithograph.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-139
Its dimensions are
107 × 80.8 cm (42 1/8 × 31 13/16 in.)
It is signed
Printed in script in black ink, lower right: E. McKnight Kauffer, [sic]
Cite this object as
Poster, American Airlines to Chicago, 1950; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Client: American Airlines (United States); USA; offset lithograph on paper, lined; 107 × 80.8 cm (42 1/8 × 31 13/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-135
