This beautiful poster has been re-mastered from an original 1925 travel poster, advertising travel to the New Mexico and Arizona Rocky Mountains by train. The stunning art deco-style poster features a fashionably dressed woman buying a necklace from a Native American man, with mountains and mesas in a classic Southwestern background. The poster was designed by brothers Kenneth and William Willmarth, who went by the signature “The Willmarths.”
The vibrant colors and detail of this classic image have been painstakingly brought back to life to preserve a great piece of history.
The high-resolution image is printed on heavy archival photo paper, on a large-format, professional giclée process printer. The poster is shipped in a rigid cardboard tube, and is ready for framing.
The 13"x19" and 24”x36” formats are excellent image sizes that look great as a stand-alone piece of art, or grouped as a visual statement. These posters require no cutting, trimming, or custom sizing, and a wide variety of these frames are readily available at your local craft or hobby retailer, and online.
A great vintage print for your home, shop, or business!
HISTORY OF TRAVEL POSTERS
Travel posters became a popular advertising medium in the late 1800’s for the burgeoning travel industry that served an increasingly mobile population. The posters used beautiful art to summon travelers from near and far to visit a country, city, or event.
Following advancements in color lithography in the late 1800’s, railroads began producing art-oriented posters to promote ticket sales on their trains. Travel posters were soon adopted by steamship lines, hotels, resorts, and later airlines, with some employing famous graphic artists to lure travelers with scenes of romance, beauty, adventure and leisure.
In the early 1900’s, travel posters were more Art Nouveau-influenced, and Art Deco became the prevalent influence from 1925 to 1939. Travel posters enjoyed the height of their popularity from the 1920s through the 1950s.
Today, travel posters evoke fond memories and dreams of exotic faraway places, adventure, relaxation, and simpler times. They have become highly collectable art, with some original posters selling for tens of thousands of dollars at auctions.
