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Designer:
E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954  Search this
Client:
American Airlines, Fort Worth, Texas, USA  Search this
Medium:
Brush and gouache on paper, mounted on thick white paper
Dimensions:
24 × 19.1 cm (9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
Type:
graphic design
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
USA
Place depicted:
Chicago
Date:
ca. 1948
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Design for an American Airlines poster encouraging travel to Chicago. Aerial view of the cityscape of Chicago showing a river running through the middle of skyscrapers, including a depiction of what is likely the Wrigley Building. Text in white and black, upper center: AMERICAN AIRLINES; in white, lower right: CHICAGO.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer
Accession Number:
1963-39-162
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c075bf5c-613f-4faa-ae0b-016359d01833
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1963-39-162