Feature Points
- HISTORIC PRINT REPRODUCTION: You’ll love this high quality historic reproduction of 1957 San Francisco Poster Print. Our museum quality prints are archival grade, which means it will look great and last without fading for over 100 years. Our print to order posters are made in the USA and each print is inspected for quality. This historic print is a perfect addition to your themed decor. Vintage prints look great in the home, study or office. They make a perfect gift as well.
- MUSEUM QUALITY: This high quality vintage travel poster print will be a great addition to your vintage-themed wall. Don't waste money on cheap-looking, thin paper posters. We use high-end printing equipment with professional quality paper and ink. Our professional’s choice matte paper displays images beautifully.
- A LOOK BACK AT HISTORY: This is an impressive, historic reproduction of 1957 Vintage California Poster. A true piece of history. See our product description section for more fascinating information about this historic print and its significance.
- READY TO FRAME: This unframed print includes a 0.2 inch border for a perfect frame fit and look. Our prints are designed to fit easy-to-find standard frame sizes, saving you money from having to pay for a custom frame. Each print is inspected for quality and shipped in a rigid envelope/tube. The Historic Prints logo watermark will not appear in the print.
- HISTORIX: We love history and art. Sometimes old posters have tears, separations and other blemishes. We digitally restore and enhance vintage posters while keeping its historical character. All our prints are proudly made in the USA. Looking for a specific print size? Please contact us. Customers all over the world love our vintage prints and we know you will too.
Additional Information
Featuring the iconic Golden Gate Bridge prominently, this advertisement by Transworld Airlines (TWA) bears a distinctive aesthetic and style created by prominent American commercial artist David Klein. Klein's style became highly popular during the so-called jet age of the 1950s and 1960s when advances in aviation technology made international travel possible. TWA ushered in a new era of luxury air travel and premiered the first inflight movie in 1961. Their brand became synonymous with the new developments in American culture during the 1950s and 1960s as advertisements became more polished and Americans had more expendable income during the post-war boom.
The Golden Gate Bridge is among the most recognizable pieces of modern engineering and remains a tourist attraction for San Francisco. Stretching across the San Francisco Strait for one mile, the Golden Gate Bridge was designed in 1917. Though, construction was not completed until 1937 and is considered one of the greatest marvels of modern engineering. Klein's work ushered in an aesthetic influenced by art deco but was indicative of the new styles that graphic design would evolve into in the coming decades. He remains an influential artist whose unique flourishes and distinctive touches are immediately recognizable.
The TWA series is even featured in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, with Klein's piece for the Fly New York campaign remaining in their permanent collection. This piece transports the viewer back in time, creating an indelible bond between the past and present and is a piece of advertising history.
