Swissair Canada
Poster
1972 (made)
1972 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This poster is one of a series showing aerial views of various Swissair destinations throughout the world. Georg Gerster's photographs, based on a design concept by Hans Frei and Emil Schultess, contribute to a sense of seeing the landscape as if from the window of an airplane, thus encouraging in the viewer a desire to travel to the locales shown.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Swissair Canada (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour photo offset lithograph |
| Brief description | Swissair aviation travel poster with photography by Georg Gerster. Switzerland, 1972. |
| Physical description | "Swissair Canada" Airview of floating timber, British Columbia. |
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| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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| Summary | This poster is one of a series showing aerial views of various Swissair destinations throughout the world. Georg Gerster's photographs, based on a design concept by Hans Frei and Emil Schultess, contribute to a sense of seeing the landscape as if from the window of an airplane, thus encouraging in the viewer a desire to travel to the locales shown. |
| Other number | LS.1010 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.110-2004 |
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| Record created | August 15, 2005 |
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