The 1970s painterly "Chicago" poster from Delta Air Lines printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full painterly "Chicago" skyline poster art for Delta Air Lines
- 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
Chicago's skyline shimmers in soft blues and greens in this painterly 1970s Delta Air Lines poster, built from loose brushwork rather than hard graphic shapes. In that decade Delta commissioned oil paintings of its destinations, including a 1974 view of Chicago by Jack Laycox, alongside Puerto Rico and Central Florida in 1976, and such paintings were often reproduced as posters for airports and travel agencies. The artist of this particular poster is not recorded. Delta, founded in 1925 as a crop-dusting operation in the Mississippi River Delta, was by then a major jet carrier, having been the first airline to fly the Douglas DC-8 in 1959.
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.