Oct 10 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2681 -

Sale 2681 - Lot 181

Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500

DAVID KLEIN (1918-2005)

FLORIDA / FLY TWA. Circa 1960.

40x25 inches, 101½x63½ cm.
Condition A-: repaired tear and creases at bottom right corner, archival tape on verso; minor creases and abrasions at edges. Paper.

"Klein's colorful and energetic designs perfectly represented the personality of the airline and its main proprietor [Howard Hughes]. TWA's advertising department continued to work with Klein until the late 1960s, resulting in more than fifty unique poster designs" (Huhne p. 56). This image also appears without the "Florida" text, as well as with the title "Miami."

Huhne p. 67 (var).
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