PAN AM - MISS UNIVERSE 1953 - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS
Rare authentic original vintage airline travel and tourism poster
Artist: Anonymous
Condition: B
Dimensions: 27 x 41.3 in. / 68.6 x 105 cm.
Circa: 1953
Linen Backed
The poster was folded once vertically and twice horizontally; edge and corner wear, small tears, and creasing; multiple tack holes in each corner; surface toning and smudges, most noticeable in the outer portions of the poster; some surface accretions/stains in the middle of the poster near the bottom edge; tax stamp bottom left corner; this very rare Pan Am airline travel poster should display rather nicely once framed.
This vibrant poster promotes the election of "Mademoiselle Ciné-Revue," Belgium's ambassador to the 1953 Miss Universe pageant. A glamorous pin-up style illustration shows the winner in a pink swimsuit and ermine-trimmed cape, crown atop her head and scepter in hand, posed before a stylized globe. A Pan American airliner soars above, reflecting the airline's real-world sponsorship of the Miss Universe pageant during the 1950s alongside Universal-International Studios and Catalina Swimsuits...
Category
1950s Other Vintage Chicago - Posters