Australia - sunshine and surf / Sellheim. – Vintage Wall Art
(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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A window into the past: Australia - sunshine and surf / Sellheim., preserved in this vintage poster. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Australia - sunshine and surf / Sellheim.
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A diver poised over the water gives this poster its focus, and the title, "Sunshine and surf," spells out the promise of a coastal holiday. The Australian National Travel Association, formed in 1929 to attract visitors to the country, issued the work, which was printed in Melbourne by Troedel & Cooper as a color lithograph. Designed by Sellheim, it dates to about 1930, a period when travel posters were used to sell both the scenery and the healthy outdoor life of the beaches.
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 102 x 63 cm. |
|---|---|
| Notes | Melbourne : Australian National Travel Association, [ca. 1930] ([Melbourne] : Troedel & Cooper Pty, Ltd) |
| Subjects | Diving--Australia--1920-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,104 × 5,122 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-226595 |
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