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David Klein Furniture

American, 1918-2005
David Klein was an immensely prolific travel posterist who worked primarily for TWA and produced dozens of posters for the now-defunct global carrier. He designed several different series for TWA, ranging from early work that was realistic to later work that was cartoon-like in style. David Klein was born in El Paso, Texas in February of 1918. He moved to California where he attended the Art Center School [later renamed the Art Center College of Design] in Los Angeles. During the 1930s, he was an active member of the California Watercolor Society. This group of artists often chose to paint watercolors depicting scenes of everyday life in the cities and suburbs of California. They painted directly with little or no preliminary pencil drawings and used paper as a ‘color’ in a new and creative way.
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Creator: David Klein
New York c1960s TWA Travel Advertising Poster, David Klein
By David Klein
Located in Bath, Somerset
We adore this original 1960s TWA New York travel poster designed by David Klein. Klein's depiction of Times Square with wonderfully bright and eye-popping...
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20th Century American David Klein Furniture

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Original Vintage TWA Portugal 1960s Travel Airline Poster, David Klein
By David Klein
Located in Bath, Somerset
Original vintage TWA Portugal 1960s travel advertising poster featuring a wonderful design by American artist David Klein. We adore Klein's typically stylised and colourful design of a mermaid, Portuguese fishing boat and windmill. Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a major airline in the United States that operated from 1930 until it was acquired by American Airlines in 2001. It was formed as Transcontinental & Western Air to operate a route from New York City to Los Angeles, soon followed by multiple National routes. Howard Hughes acquired control of TWA in 1939, and after World War II led the expansion of the airline to serve Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, making TWA a second unofficial flag carrier of the United States after Pan Am. David Klein (1918 – 2005) was an American artist, best known for his influential work in advertising. Although he produced illustrations for Broadway theatrical productions, Hollywood films, the United States Army, and numerous corporate clients, Klein is best remembered for the iconic travel images he created for Howard Hughes and Trans World Airlines (TWA). Between approximately 1955–1965, Klein designed numerous award-winning travel advertisement posters, the bulk for TWA, many of which are now considered emblematic of the 1960s Jet Age. In 1957 New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) added Klein's iconic TWA Times Square...
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20th Century American David Klein Furniture

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Linen, Paper

Original Vintage TWA HOLY LAND 1960s Travel Airline Poster, David Klein
By David Klein
Located in Bath, Somerset
Original vintage TWA Holy Land 1960s travel advertising poster featuring a wonderful design by American artist David Klein. We adore Klein's typically stylised and colourful design of a dove carrying an olive branch in its beak is approaching Noah's great wooden ark floating on the flood waters. Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a major airline in the United States that operated from 1930 until it was acquired by American Airlines in 2001. It was formed as Transcontinental & Western Air to operate a route from New York City to Los Angeles, soon followed by multiple National routes. Howard Hughes acquired control of TWA in 1939, and after World War II led the expansion of the airline to serve Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, making TWA a second unofficial flag carrier of the United States after Pan Am. David Klein (1918 – 2005) was an American artist, best known for his influential work in advertising. Although he produced illustrations for Broadway theatrical productions, Hollywood films, the United States Army, and numerous corporate clients, Klein is best remembered for the iconic travel images he created for Howard Hughes and Trans World Airlines (TWA). Between approximately 1955–1965, Klein designed numerous award-winning travel advertisement posters, the bulk for TWA, many of which are now considered emblematic of the 1960s Jet Age. In 1957 New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) added Klein's iconic TWA Times Square...
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20th Century American David Klein Furniture

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Linen, Paper

Original Vintage TWA Italy 1950s Travel Airline Poster, David Klein
By David Klein
Located in Bath, Somerset
Original vintage TWA Italy 1950s travel advertising poster featuring a wodnerful design by American artist David Klein. We adore the softly illustrated vie...
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20th Century French David Klein Furniture

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Linen, Paper

1960 TWA - New York Original Vintage Poster
By David Klein
Located in Winchester, GB
This poster was created in 1960 for Howard Hughes’ Trans World Airlines promoting their routes to New York. Illustrated by influential American artist David Klein, this design featur...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage David Klein Furniture

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Linen, Paper

1955 TWA Disneyland Original Vintage Poster
By David Klein
Located in Winchester, GB
This poster was created in 1955 for Howard Hughes’ Trans World Airlines promoting their routes to Disneyland in California, USA. Illustrated by influential American artist David Klei...
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1950s American Vintage David Klein Furniture

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Linen, Paper

1960 TWA, New York Original Vintage Poster
By David Klein
Located in Winchester, GB
This poster was created in 1960 for Howard Hughes’ Trans World Airlines promoting their routes to New York. Illustrated by influential American artist Da...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage David Klein Furniture

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'TWA London' Original Vintage Travel Poster by David Klein, 1950s
By David Klein
Located in Devon, GB
During the 1950s and 1960s, American artist David Klein created dozens of alluring posters for Howard Hughes' glamorous Trans World Airlines, capturing the excitement and adventure of travel. His iconic designs, with their bright and colorful illustrations of famous landmarks, won many awards and came to define the spirit of the jet age. Issued by Trans World Airlines circa 1954, a Queen's Guard stands sentry in front of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament on Klein's painterly poster to advertise TWA flights to London, during a period of burgeoning interest in England following the 1953...
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1950s American Modern Vintage David Klein Furniture

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1960 TWA - Paris Original Vintage Poster
By David Klein
Located in Winchester, GB
This poster was created in 1960 for Howard Hughes’ Trans World Airlines promoting their routes to Los Angeles, California. Illustrated by influential American artist David Klein, thi...
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1960s American Vintage David Klein Furniture

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Linen, Paper

Original Vintage Airline Travel Poster Las Vegas TWA David Klein Midcentury
By David Klein
Located in London, GB
Original vintage mid-century airline travel poster advertising Las Vegas Fly TWA Trans World Airlines featuring a colourful design by the notable American artist David Klein (1918-20...
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1950s American Vintage David Klein Furniture

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Original Vintage Air Travel Poster India Fly TWA Jets Up & Away Elephant Design
By David Klein
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for India Fly TWA Jets Up Up and Away featuring a colourful design by the American artist David Klein (1918-2005) depicting a decorative Indian elephan...
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1960s American Vintage David Klein Furniture

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1959 TWA, Los Angeles Original Vintage Poster
By David Klein
Located in Winchester, GB
This poster was created in 1959 for Howard Hughes’ Trans World Airlines promoting their routes to Los Angeles, California. Illustrated by influential Ame...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage David Klein Furniture

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1959 TWA - Germany Original Vintage Poster
By David Klein
Located in Winchester, GB
This poster was created in 1959 for Howard Hughes’ Trans World Airlines promoting their routes to Germany from the USA. Illustrated by influential American artist David Klein, this d...
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1950s American Vintage David Klein Furniture

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1960 TWA - Switzerland Original Vintage Poster
By David Klein
Located in Winchester, GB
This poster was created in 1960 for Howard Hughes' Trans World Airlines promoting their routes to Switzerland from the USA. Illustrated by influential American artist David Klein, th...
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1960s American Vintage David Klein Furniture

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Original Vintage Asia Travel Advertising Poster Fly TWA The Orient David Klein
By David Klein
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster - Fly TWA The Orient - issued by Trans World Airlines featuring a colourful design by the notable American artist David Klein (1918-2005) d...
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1960s American Vintage David Klein Furniture

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Original Vintage Travel Poster Grace Line Caribbean South America Cruises Klein
By David Klein
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - Grace Line Caribbean South America Cruises - featuring a colourful image featuring a man playing music on a drum, a lady in a bright sparkling costume dancing with a long swirling scarf, historic buildings (one dated 1708), a lady riding a donkey/horse, with flowers, trees, bananas, blue sea and sun depicted with a stylised ship's porthole window. Artwork by American artist David Klein (1918-2005), most noted for his TWA travel...
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1960s American Vintage David Klein Furniture

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Original Vintage Travel Poster Rome Via TWA Neptune Fountain City Skyline Italy
By David Klein
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for Rome via TWA Trans World Airlines featuring a colourful design by the notable American artist David Klein (1918-2005) depicting the historic Fountain of Neptune / Fontana del Nettuno in the foreground and a sketch outline of the city in the background, a Lockheed Constellation plane...
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1950s American Vintage David Klein Furniture

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Klein, Original TWA Poster, India, Sacred Elephant, Plane, Tourism Aviation 1960
By David Klein
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Travel advertising poster from the TWA company to promote tourism in India. Artist: Klein David (1918-2005) Title: India – Fly TWA Jets Date: circa 1960 P...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern David Klein Furniture

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Vintage Fly TWA Airlines to Los Angles Poster by Artist David Klein, circa 1960s
By David Klein
Located in St. Louis, MO
Super cool 1960s Fly TWA Airlines to Los Angles poster by famed artist David Klein. In very nice vintage condition, with only a few pins holes in the corne...
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1960 TWA - Portugal Original Vintage Poster
By David Klein
Located in Winchester, GB
Depicting the Equestrian Statue of Joseph in the countries capital of Lisbon, this stunning poster was created for Howard Hughes’ Trans World Airlines promoting their routes to Por...
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1955 TWA - The Orient Original Vintage Poster
By David Klein
Located in Winchester, GB
This poster was created in 1959 for Howard Hughes’ Trans World Airlines promoting their routes to The Orient from the USA. Illustrated by influential American artist David Klein, thi...
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