The circa 1950 American Airlines "Mexico" poster printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full "Mexico" poster art for American Airlines
- 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
An American Airlines poster from around 1950 promoting flights to Mexico. On a clean white ground, a figure in a red sombrero and serape stands beside a modern building, pairing the country's traditional dress with the new architecture of the postwar years. American advertised Mexico heavily in this period; the celebrated designer E. McKnight Kauffer created a 1948 Mexico poster for the airline that is now in the collection of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. The artist of this particular design is not recorded.
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.