Circus Prints and Multiples

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...

Original vintage travel poster: Chicago - Fly TWA. UP UP and Away Trans World Airline. Artist: David Klein. Size 25" x 40" Dated 1960's. ...

This is an original lithographic print created in the late 1960's by an anonymous artist. It features two striking lions who were part of the exciting performance that year. This i...

TWA (Trans World Airlines) was formed in 1924 as Transcontinental & Western Air. The airline's first route was New York to Los Angeles, soon followed by multiple National routes. The airline expanded to serve Europe, the Middle East and Asia after WWII when the company was under the control of Howard Hughes, owner from 1939 until 1961. Hughes was a dominant force in expanding and promoting the routes flown by his company. The economy was vastly improving, and travels through air for business and pleasure increased too. Posters were a key element to promoting this form of travel and TWA. The airline started a decline in the 1970s that ended up in a third bankruptcy that caused their acquisition by American Airlines in 2001. The airline operated in 132 destinations worldwide and had a fleet size of 190. This Rome poster...

TWA (Trans World Airlines) was formed in 1924 as Transcontinental & Western Air. The airline's first route was New York to Los Angeles, soon followed by multiple National routes. The airline expanded to serve Europe, the Middle East and Asia after WWII when the company was under the control of Howard Hughes, owner from 1939 until 1961. Hughes was a dominant force in expanding and promoting the routes flown by his company. The economy was vastly improving, and travels through air for business and pleasure increased too. Posters were a key element to promoting this form of travel and TWA. The airline started a decline in the 1970s that ended up in a third bankruptcy that caused their acquisition by American Airlines in 2001. The airline operated in 132 destinations worldwide and had a fleet size of 190. This Rome poster...

This poster was created to celebrate 200 years of circus in America. It leaves a blank box on the bottom of the poster to allow them to fill in a local place and time where their cir...

Alcazar d'Hiver is an 1896 chromolithograph of Choubrac's brilliant poster, printed at Imprimerie Chaix under the direction Ernest Maindron and G. Boudet for the lauded poster collec...

Original Autentica Banda Comica “El Empastre” vintage poster. Archival linen backed in A- condition, ready to frame. Printed by Mirabet in Valencia, Spain. El Empastre, a come...

This original poster for the Theatre Museum Covent Garden, designed by the illustrious Erté, is a captivating celebration of the diverse performing arts showcased at the historic Cov...

Golden Nugget, Norfolk, photograph from Richard Heeps On-Sea series. The series captures the essence of the Great British 'Staycation'. Richard has captured iconic signs around the w...

This spectacular chromolithograph by the English illustrator and painter Charles Green (1842-1909) shows the clown and his performing troupe of talented dogs in a circus tent with a...

This original exhibition poster by James Rosenquist was created for the *Frederick R. Weisman Collection*, displayed at the Foundation of Art and sponsored by the American Center in ...

Judith Bledsoe, American (1938 - 2013) - Juggler with Band from A Little Circus. Year: 1974, Medium: Lithograph, signed in pencil, Edition: HC, Size: 15 x 10.5 in. (38.1 x 26.67 c...

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ROYDS, Mabel Allington. Tightrope Dancer, ca 1911. Color woodcut. MB 1. From a small edition. Signed and titled in pencil. After working with Walter Sickert in Paris at the turn ...