CREMA DA TAVOLA ROSSA / LEGA AEREA NAZIONALE. 1927.
55 3/4x39 inches, 151 1/2x99 cm. Baroni & C., Milan. Condition B+: replaced losses in bottom corners; minor creases and abrasions in image; light bands of foxing in upper image; small pin holes in top corners. Framed.
Sponsored by Italy's National Air League, this commercial advertisement for "Red Table Cream" successfully masquerades as a travel poster, with its two depicted modes of transportation. To anyone who knows Italian, the text, "Raise the sails, youth of Italy in the wake of De Pineda" conveys the true purpose of the poster, endorsing Facism.
