UNITED AIR LINES – HAWAII CANOE ORIGINAL VINTAGE POSTER
£1,250.00
This tropical image of tourists in Hawaii on an outrigger canoe with the popular destination, Diamond Head, in the background is Stan Galli's way of advertising that United Air Lines could take its passengers to such exotic destinations where they could have experiences like never before. United Airlines, Inc., commonly referred to as United, is a major U.S. airline headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It is the world's third-largest airline when measured by revenue, after American Airlines and Delta Air Lines. United operates a large domestic and international route network, with an extensive presence in the Asia-Pacific region. United is a founding member of Star Alliance, the world's largest airline alliance. United was founded in 1926 as Varney Air Lines and was later known as United Air Lines (UAL). Just prior to the use of the United Airlines name, The Boeing Company operated a predecessor airline. Stan Galli (1912 – 2009) was a well-known illustrator and painter who devoted the majority of his career to advertising art of all sorts. Galli's art hangs in the Pentagon, the Baseball Hall of Fame and other places of note; his work has been shown at the Smithsonian Institution, the New York Historical Society and the Grand Central Gallery in New York. This is an Original Vintage Poster; it is not a reproduction. This poster is conservation mounted, linen backed, and in excellent condition. We guarantee the authenticity of all of our posters.
Dimensions: 25 x 40.25 inches
Artist or Maker: STAN GALLI
Date: 1960