The 1970 American Airlines "Palm Springs" poster printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full "Palm Springs" 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 1970, this American Airlines poster for Palm Springs is all heat and color: a sunbathing woman with long, flowing hair stretches across a blazing yellow ground. The desert resort in California's Coachella Valley had long been a winter getaway favored by Hollywood, and the poster sells it simply as a place to lie in the sun. A copy is catalogued in the People's Graphic Design Archive, which dates it to 1970 and credits it to American Airlines; the individual artist 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.