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N. STREKALOVSKY (DATES UNKNOWN) MISR - AIRWORK / EGYPTIAN AIRLINES. Circa 1934. 39 1/4x27 1/2 inches, 99 3/4x70 cm. Misr Press, Cairo. Condition B+: recreated upper right corner and margin; repaired tears at edges, some affecting image; restored losses in margins; creases in margins and image. The historical precursor to today's EgyptAir, Misr-Airwork was a joint venture funded largely by the Misr Bank (Misr is the Egyptian word for Egypt) working in conjunction with British partners. The company was founded in 1931 and had their first flight in 1933. Here, a Havilland DH.84 Dragon casts its shadow as it flies across Egypt. The otherwise unknown Strekalovsky designed at least two posters for the company, the other featuring a plane flying over the pyramids. Fly Now p. 120.
