Jean Carlu's 1950s "Inde" Ganesha poster for Air France printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: Jean Carlu's full Ganesha poster art for Air France India
- 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
Jean Carlu (1900–1997), one of France's leading poster designers, created this playful image of Ganesha for Air France's India service in the late 1950s; the Paris gallery Galerie 123 dates it to 1959. The elephant-headed Hindu god of wisdom and learning is drawn in violet, orange, blue and green, seated within a white halo on a bright yellow ground, in what the gallery calls an almost childlike vision of the deity. Carlu had worked in aviation advertising since the 1920s, and here he packs all the color of India into one bold, joyful figure.
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.