Neal Slavin

I Castelli Romani - Vintage Offset Poster - 1983

1983

I Castelli Romani is a splendid offset poster realized by Neal Slavin, in 1983. Colored photography, in very good conditions. Regione Lazio / Centro Iniziative Culturali Pantheon -...

I Castelli Romani is a splendid poster realized after Neal Slavin, in 1983, in occasion of the exhibition held in Rondanini Gallery in Rome. Vintage o...

Buky Schwartz (pronounced BOO-kie) (Hebrew: בוקי שוורץ‎; June 16, 1932 – September 1, 2009, Tel Aviv) was an Israeli sculptor and video artist. Moshe (Buky) Schwartz was born in Jer...

Original Rome Fly TWA Jets vintage travel poster. Conservation linen backed in excellent condition, ready to frame. This is the earlier edition of the image Before ‘up up and away’! TWA (Trans World Airlines) was formed in 1924 as Transcontinental & Western Air. The airline's first route was from New York to Los Angeles, followed by multiple National routes. The airline expanded to serve Europe, the Middle East, and Asia after WWII when the company was under Howard Hughes's owner's control from 1939 until 1961. Hughes was a dominant force in expanding and promoting his company's routes. The economy was vastly improving, and travel by air for business and pleasure increased, too. Posters were a crucial element in promoting this form of travel and TWA. The airline started a decline in the 1970s, ending in a third bankruptcy that caused its acquisition by American Airlines in 2001. The airline operated in 132 destinations worldwide and had a fleet size of 190. This Rome poster was created by the gifted American artist David Klein (1918 -2005), and depicts a member of the Pontifical Swiss Guard in the center wearing the iconic yellow, blue, and red uniform. The Guard is playing a drum that has the pontifical emblem. In the background, we see a representation of the ancient Roman Coliseum and the Baroque...