The circa 1950 American Airlines "to New York" skyscraper poster printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full "to New York" skyscraper 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
Dated to around 1950, this American Airlines "to New York" poster reduces Manhattan to stacked blocks of gray and blue, the skyscrapers rising like a modernist painting while an airliner passes overhead. Mid-century American Airlines posters often favored this kind of abstraction over literal scenery: E. McKnight Kauffer's 1948 "American Airlines to New York" and Weimer Pursell's 1956 New York poster both took similarly geometric approaches to the city. The artist of this 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.