Paris via Constellation / Maximus. – 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.)
Description
Step back in time with Paris via Constellation / Maximus., a vintage poster rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Paris via Constellation / Maximus.
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A color lithograph poster that pairs the Arc de Triomphe with a Lockheed Constellation airliner shows how air travel was sold in the 1950s. The Constellation, with its distinctive triple tail, was one of the most glamorous passenger planes of its day, and transatlantic flights carried travelers to Paris in hours rather than the week or more of an ocean crossing. Flower sellers and street vendors add the everyday Parisian scenes that travel advertising used to suggest a leisurely, romantic visit. The advertiser behind the piece is not identified, so the "Maximus" in the title is best read as unexplained.
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 100 x 67 cm. |
|---|---|
| Notes | United States : [s.n., between 1950 and 1960] |
| Subjects | Arc de Triomphe (Paris, France)--1950-1960. Street vendors--France--Paris--1950-1960. Flowers--France--Paris--1950-1960. Airplanes--American--France--Paris--1950-1960. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,908 × 6,134 px · prints to 16 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-225918 |
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