c.1948 Holland Fly Pan American Airlines Edward McKnight Kauffer Pan Am

Date: 1948Artist: Kauffer, Edward McKnightSize (in): 40” x 28.5”Size (cm): 106.5 x 72.5Condition: BLinen backed: NoThis beautiful travel poster by prolific poster artist Edward McKnight Kauffer was issued by Pan Am Airlines in the late 1940s to promote Holland as a travel destination.American-born Kauffer’s long career in graphic design began in Great Britain where his clients included the London Underground and the Shell Oil Company among others. At the outbreak of the Second World War Kauffer returned to the United States where his skill was deployed to create several wartime posters in support of the Allied cause. This post-war poster retains some of the Modernist style elements associated with Kauffer’s earlier poster work in depicting supersized tulips set a distant windmill somewhere in the lush Dutch countryside while inviting the viewer to Fly Pan American – The World’s Most Experienced Airline.The vintage original poster has rich color and displays beautifully with only a tear