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ADOLPH TREIDLER (1886-1981)
FURNESS CARIBBEAN CRUISES . . . CAREFREE AND COLORFUL. 1950s.
40x60 inches, 101½x152½ cm. Condition B: repaired tears and water staining in margins; creases and abrasions in margins and image; silkscreen. Mounted on foamcore.
This same image and format were used with text advertising Bermuda and the West Indies. Treidler was a prolific illustrator and commercial artist who created numerous propaganda posters for the United States during both World Wars. He worked for the Furness Line from the 1930s onwards, becoming their in-house designer in the 1960s. He did advertisements specifically for the island of Bermuda, separate from the shipping company, and also did work for other ocean liner companies, Wells Fargo, New York Central Lines and international airlines.
