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Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
DAVID KLEIN (1918-2005) NEW YORK / FLY TWA. Circa 1960. 40x25 inches, 101x63 cm. Condition A: minor tears at edges; minor abrasions in image. Paper. A bright, geometric, abstract, kaleidoscopic view of Times Square, with its billboards, signs, lights, traffic, energy and excitement, depicted in Day-Glo, electric colors which further convey the visual splendor of the city. Originally issued in 1956, the poster featured a detailed image of a TWA Constellation. The image was so popular that the airline reused it when it fully entered the Jet Age, changing the image to feature the silhouette of a jet plane. A year after it was first issued, a copy of this poster was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art for their permanent collection. Metzl p. 166 (var), Airways p. 148.
