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HARRY ROGERS (1929-2012)
QANTAS / PACIFIC ISLANDS. Circa 1954.
20x15 inches, 50 3/4x38 cm. Condition A-: small repaired tears at minor creases in margins; minor stain in lower text; minor abrasion at left edge. Silkscreen.
Australian-born Rogers studied art in his native Sydney before moving to California for three years to study animation at UCLA. Returning to Australia as a freelance artist, Rogers' primary client was Qantas, for whom he designed a number of different poster series between the 1950s and 1970s. In addition to designing posters for the firm, he was also involved in other aspects of their corporate identity, from brochures to typefaces. This is from the first edition of this series of Qantas posters, showing the silhouette of the Super Constellation airliner, which was used by the airline from April 1954 to May 1963.
