Egypt, premier winter rendez-vous / Roger Bréval. – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare vintage poster captures Egypt, premier winter rendez-vous / Roger Bréval. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Egypt, premier winter rendez-vous / Roger Bréval.
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This lithograph presents Egypt as the "premier winter rendez-vous," a French-language slogan aimed at travelers seeking warmth and sunshine away from northern winters. Printed in Cairo by the Misr-Sokkar works sometime between 1940 and 1950, it belongs to a tradition of tourist posters that promoted the country's ancient sites as its main draw. Winter was the busiest season for visitors, when the dry, mild weather made touring the monuments more comfortable. The poster is credited to the artist Roger Bréval, and its subject headings point to the archaeological sites and antiquities that formed the core of this appeal.
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 100 x 65 cm. |
|---|---|
| Notes | Cairo : Misr-Sokkar Works, [between 1940 and 1950] |
| Subjects | Egyptians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1940-1950. Archaeological sites--Egypt--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,903 × 6,129 px · prints to 16 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-226038 |
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