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Jan LewittAOA to USA American Overseas Airlines original vintage poster1948
1948
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Original poster: AOA to USA, American Overseas Airlines. THERE'S ALWAYS SUNSHINE ABOVE THE CLOUDS. This poster is archival linen-backed and ready to frame.
The poster is signed LEWITT-HIM for the 2 artists that created this original vintage poster. Artists: LEWITT-HIM (Jan Lewitt, 1907-1991; George Him, 1900-1982). Printer: Royle and Son, England.
Towards the middle of World War II, the American Export shipping company purchased an airline and obtained permission to operate it across the Atlantic. Using Vought-Sikorsky “flying boats”—the only craft able to make nonstop transatlantic flights at the time—they performed major military service until the war ended, and then became the first airline to operate transatlantic commercial flights. It was quickly snapped up for a substantial sum by American Airlines and renamed American Overseas Airlines. Beloved by buffs for its progressive organization (it was the first to operate the two-story Stratocruiser) AOA was, with TWA and Pan Am, one of only three lines operating across the Atlantic after the war. This poster, with its crisp, colorful, and iconoclastic graphics, make it crystal clear that AOA was the superior choice for transoceanic airborne travel.
Reference: Ref: PAI-XLI, 361 (var)
The emblem along the bottom becomes the seal for American Airlines and used on their future posters.
- Creator:Jan Lewitt (1907 - 1991)
- Creation Year:1948
- Dimensions:Height: 38.25 in (97.16 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)
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- Condition:This vintage poster is linen backed and ready to frame. The top upper white border was restored. The master image is in very fine condition without any restoration. Colorful and bright and a great unique design with movement.
- Gallery Location:Spokane, WA
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