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Original Vintage Travel Poster Rio Brazil S. America Sugarloaf Cable Car Braniff

About the Item

Original vintage travel poster for Rio de Janeiro issued by Braniff International Airways featuring a colourful cartoon illustration of tourists on a red cable car with people enjoying the view, a man smoking a pipe and another reading a newspaper, children waving, a person with a long zoom camera taking photos and the conductor reaching to a red flower on Sugarloaf Mountain, the bold lettering above the cable car line as a plane flies overhead and the view of the city and mountains in the distance against the red background. Mid-century artwork by Robert W. Dunn who was the youngest soldier to fight in Patton's 3rd Army in the Battle of the Bulge during WWII; he then went to the Pratt Institute and produced posters for Braniff's advertising campaign in 1953 (information provided by the artist's family). The South American city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is a popular holiday destination. The Sugarloaf Cable Car was opened in 1912. Braniff Airways was an American airline that operated national and international services from 1928-1982; named as Braniff International Airways from 1948-1965. Very good condition, light waving, backed on linen.

Dimensions:

Height: 25.99 in (66 cm)Width: 20.28 in (51.5 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)

Materials and Techniques:

Paper

Place of Origin:

United States

Period:

1950-1959

Date of Manufacture:

1953

Condition:

Additions or alterations made to the original: Backed on linen. Very good condition, light waving, backed on linen.