Harry Bertschmann's "Endless Summer: Mexico" poster for American Airlines, about 1975, printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: Harry Bertschmann's full "Endless Summer" 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
Swiss-born, New York-based designer Harry Bertschmann (born 1931) painted this poster for American Airlines around 1975 for its "Endless Summer" campaign, which also included a New York design. A masked dancer crowned with an elaborate feathered headdress fills the sheet, rendered in bold, gestural strokes of color, with "Mexico" lettered below. Rather than showing an airliner or a beach, Bertschmann let a single festive figure stand for the whole country. A copy of the poster is held in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which dates it to about 1975.
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.