Italy this winter / Michahelles. – Historic Reproduction
(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 Italy this winter / Michahelles. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Italy this winter / Michahelles.
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Most Italian tourism posters of the 1930s sold the country as a place of sunshine and sea, so this ENIT poster, printed in Genoa in 1935, stands out by promoting Italy as a winter destination. The Ente Nazionale Italiano per il Turismo, the state tourism office, commissioned posters like this to attract foreign visitors, and this one presents skiing in the mountains as a stylish pastime. The artist's name, Michahelles, appears beside the title. The poster also shows how the government of the period used modern graphic design to promote travel and national prestige.
| Created / published | Genova : ENIT, 1935. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | Advertisements 1930-1940.Posters Italian 1930-1940.Prints Color 1930-1940. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: It. E8. 1935. |
| Subjects | Skiing--Italy--1930-1940. Tourism--Italy--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,144 × 1,466 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218360 |
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