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ALEXANDER CALDER Stars and Stripes.
Color lithograph on Arches, 1975. 602x632 mm; 24 3/4x23 3/4 inches (sheet), full margins. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 100. Signed and inscribed "EA" in pencil, lower margin. Published by Braniff Airways, Dallas. A very good impression.
This is the deluxe edition of a color lithograph designed by Calder for Braniff Airways as an American bicentennial commemoration for their travel agents and flight staff. Calder (1898-1976) was commissioned by Braniff in 1975 to design a flying canvas for the airlines' Boeing 727 fleet, to celebrate the nation's 200th birthday; this color lithograph was based on his design for the right engine nacelle of the planes.
