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August 2017
Raymond Savignac – A Few Rare Treasures — Vintage Poster Spotlight
Follow @365posterblog1//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Raymond Savignac (1907-2002) was a Parisian poster artist and cartoonist. He studied at the Lavoisier School and then worked as a draftsman for the Paris Transportation Company. He probably discovered his passion when he found a job working in commercial animated art. He met A.M. Cassandre in 1935 when Savignac received a commission …
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London underground: Euston’s secret tunnels — On the Luce travel blog
Follow @365posterblog1 For years I commuted to work in London on the underground to Euston station. I’d walk through its miles of tunnels and down to the Northern Line every day – usually on autopilot and hardly noticing where I was. But I never knew I’d been walking right past the entrance to a network …
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Sometimes size matters
Follow @365posterblog1 The poster above sold at Christies for £32,450 I have blogged before about how posters are sometimes too big and how few big posters survive intact (quite a few survive with pieces missing). There is often the simple task of displaying them well. As always there are exceptions, one of the best and …
Great Holiday Advice
This is a great poster and great advice. Should have taken it yesterday, instead crawled out of the house at 1pm. As we live nowhere near the sea, the trip was impossible. Still had a great time wringing the last bits of enjoyment out of Summer
vintage airline posters (part 2) — creative cultures 2017 Susan
Fly to the South Seas Isles, via Pan American Airways, c.1940s Fly United Air Lines: Southern California, c.1955 Hawaii, United Air Lines, Hawaiian Girl with Leis, c.1949 Fly TWA Las Vegas, c.1960 United Air Lines: Hawaii – Only Hours Away, c.1950s Hawaii, United Air Lines, Hawaiian Girl with Leis, c.1949 Las Vegas, USA, Vegas Show […] …
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The best vintage airline posters: From Air France to United Airlines — YmogoL
[ad_1] Long before the days of easyJet and Ryanair, air travel had a feel of glamour about it. Getting on a flight was exciting, decadent, impressive – you were flying through the air in a giant metal bird and it was one small step away from witchcraft. Airline posters of the time were works of […] …
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London: Russian Revolution; Hope, Tragedy, Myths @ the British Library — Diverting Journeys
When I was unexpectedly given a Wednesday off work (albeit without pay, but hell, I’ll take it. Anything is better than being at work!), my first plan was to go home, change back into my jimjams, and catch up on some reading, but then I thought, “nah, I’m already dressed and out of the house, […] …
WWI Poster Collection — A Sawyer’s Daughter
The National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri is an outstanding collection of WWI artifacts, photographs, weaponry, era clothing, newsprint and so much more. I was especially drawn to the posters on display throughout the museum. via WWI Poster Collection — A Sawyer’s Daughter
