c.1950 Washington DC Poster American Airlines Edward McKnight Kauffer on Linen

Description: c.1950 Washington DC Poster American Airlines Edward McKnight Kauffer on Linen Date: c.1950 Artist: Kauffer, Edward McKnight Size (in): 40” x 30.5” Size (cm): 101.6 x 77.5 Condition: B Linen backed: Yes This beautiful travel poster by prolific poster artist Edward McKnight Kauffer was issued by American Airlines in the late 1940s or early 1950s to promote Washington DC as a travel destination. American-born Kauffer’s long career in graphic design began in Great Britain where his clients included the London Underground and the Shell Oil Company among others. At the outbreak of the Second World War Kauffer returned to the United States where his skill was deployed to create several wartime posters in support of the Allied cause. This post-war poster retains some of the Modernist style elements associated with Kauffer’s earlier poster work in depicting stylized view of the United States Capitol Building set against an almost surreal night sky replete with twinkling stars. The words “Washington” and “American Airlines” are featured in a patriotic red, white and blue and the American Airlines logo and “McKnight Kauffer” appear in the lower right corner of the image area. The vintage original poster has been professionally conversation mounted and backed to linen. Some creasing and abrasions in the image area have been skillfully mitigated during the linen backing process and small areas of loss to the margin on the lower left side have been replaced. The poster retains the original colors and displays nicely. Overall condition is very good. Payment Terms Winning bidders will receive an email at the end of the auction explaining the option for paying with PayPal or mailing payment. If you have questions about how to pay for this item please let me know. If you made multiple purchases for a single shipment contact us for combined shipping charges. You will receive an email notifying you when your item ships. Buyers outside the USA, please include a telephone number for customs forms. Shipping Terms Please click on the Shipping & Payment tab above to access the eBay shipping calculator which will give you the options and costs for shipping your item depending on your zip code or country. All items are professionally packed and well protected for shipment. If you have special shipping instructions please let us know before you bid or purchase and we'll try to comply. If you win or buy multiple items and pay for them separately but want them shipped together please contact us for a revised PayPal invoice. All shipments within the USA are sent with Delivery Confirmation and shipments sent with values greater than $250 must have Signature Confirmation. Buyers outside the USA please provide your phone number with payment so that we may include this on the customs forms. We are not able to declare items as "gifts", misrepresent the contents or value or otherwise falsify customs forms. All shipments sent out of the United States will include the necessary customs paperwork as required by law describing items in the shipment, the county of origin and the actual price(s) paid by the buyer. Buyers outside the United States may be required to pay duties, taxes and/or brokerage or customs clearance fees which are the responsibility of the buyer and not included in our shipping charges.

Price: 635 USD

Location: Lincoln, Nebraska

End Time: 2025-01-16T17:37:18.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5 USD