Los Angeles Original United Airlines Travel Poster Bikini Girl
- ca 1060s
- Stanley Walter Galli
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25 x 40 inches ~ (63 x 101 cm)$4,750
- Linen backed
Linen backing is the industry standard of conservation. Canvas is stretchered and a sheet of acid free barrier paper is laid down. The poster is then pasted to the acid free paper using an acid free paste. This process is fully reversible and gives support to the poster. A border of linen is left around the poster and can be used by a framer to mount the poster so that nothing touches the poster itself.
The price of this poster includes linen backing.
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Hip tourist in trendy sunglasses and hat enjoys the palm tree lined streets and sunny days of Los Angeles, California.
In an interview with the artist recorded in 2002, when asked about the famous California light and how it affected his use of color, Stan Galli stated, "I never paid much attention to that. I had to make things realistic for advertising, and so you use the colors that, you know, would accentuate the story you are trying to tell. For instance, I worked for United Airlines and I made a California poster, and I made it all yellow! Then the head of the United Airlines called me up and said, 'My God, the sky is yellow! It's blue!' I said, 'That signifies warmth,' and he accepted that" (Reiss p. 59).
