The 1954 "Iberia Líneas Aéreas Españolas" galleon poster printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full 1954 Iberia galleon and airliner poster art
- Bag: 10-ounce canvas, 80% recycled cotton / 20% cotton
- Size: 15.75" h x 15.25" w (approx. 240 cubic inches)
- Self-fabric handles
- Printed to order in Grapevine, Texas
This 1954 poster for Iberia, Lineas Aereas Espanolas, sets the billowing sails of a Spanish galleon beside a modern airliner. The comparison was deliberate: Spain's sailing ships had once carried explorers and traders across the Atlantic, and now the national airline was flying the same ocean routes in a matter of hours. Linking the country's seafaring past with the new age of air travel was a recurring theme in Iberia's advertising of the 1950s, and the ship-and-plane pairing makes the point at a glance. The artist is not recorded on our copy.
The bag is made from 10-ounce canvas of 80% recycled cotton and 20% cotton. The recycled fibers are collected from garment-cutting waste and then intertwined with cotton for added strength and durability. Self-fabric handles. Dimensions: 15.75" h x 15.25" w; approx. 240 cubic inches.
Note: Bags not intended for use by children 12 and under.