FRANK SOLTESZ (1912-1998) TWA CONSTELLATION / SKY - TOURIST SERVICE. Circa 1952. 39 1/2x25 inches, 100 1/4x63 1/2 cm. Condition B+: overpainting and restoration in margins and corners; minor repaired tears at edges, some slightly into image; repaired pin holes in corners. Partial silkscreen. Framed. This exceptional twilight bird's-eye view of New York City exists with several text variations and different colored borders. In an awkward bit of marketing, the livery on the side of the Constellation reads "Trans World Airline" - the company's official name that it stopped using two years earlier, in 1950. The smaller text in the poster correctly cites its new name in the plural, Trans World Airlines. "Sky-Tourist" was an early euphemism for economy class. Airline Artistry p. 8 (var).
