American Airlines East Coast T-Shirt - Kauffer Sea Captain Poster – Airline Employee Shop

American Airlines East Coast T-Shirt - Kauffer Sea Captain Poster

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E. McKnight Kauffer's 1948 "East Coast" sea captain poster for American Airlines printed on a 100% cotton tee.

  • Front: E. McKnight Kauffer's full 1948 "East Coast" poster art for American Airlines
  • Shirt: Gildan 2000.
  • Sizes and colors: Small to 4XL in Navy, Black and Red
  • Printed to order in Grapevine, Texas

An old sea captain sits at his easel, painting the coast he once sailed, in this gray-toned 1948 poster by Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890–1954) for American Airlines. Kauffer signed it "E. McKnight Kauffer '48," and copies are held today by the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where it is catalogued as "American Airlines to the East Coast." It belongs to the celebrated series of destination posters Kauffer produced for American in the late 1940s, combining his modernist eye with a gentle, story-telling charm.

The Gildan 2000, made with 100% U.S. cotton and the latest breakthrough in soft cotton technology, the Gildan Ultra Cotton family has been remastered for improved printability, quality, and comfort you can see and feel.

Comes in sizes Small to 4XL.

Comes in 3 colors: Navy, Black and Red.

Care instructions: Machine wash warm, inside out, with like colors. Only non-chlorine bleach. Tumble dry low. Medium iron. Do not iron decoration. Do not dry clean.

Size S M L XL 2XL 3XL 4XL
Body Length at Back 28" 29" 30" 31" 32" 33" 34"
Chest (shirt, laid flat) 18" 20" 22" 24" 26" 28" 30"
Fits Body Chest Size 34-37" 38-41" 42-45" 46-49" 50-53" 54-57" 58-61"
  • Body Length at Back: Measured from the high point of the shoulder to the finished hem at the back.
  • Chest (shirt, laid flat): Measured across the chest one inch below the armhole when laid flat.
  • Fits Body Chest Size: The body chest measurement each size is designed to fit.