Austin Briggs' "Arizona / Fly TWA" cowgirl poster printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: Austin Briggs' full Arizona cowgirl poster art for TWA
- 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
This mid-1950s TWA poster is the work of Austin Briggs (1908–1973), one of America's leading magazine illustrators and the artist who drew the Flash Gordon comic strip in the 1940s. Briggs gives Arizona a face: a smiling cowgirl under a wide green-and-black hat, half her face in deep shadow, set against a cream ground with a quick line sketch of saguaro cactus and desert mountains. Above her, "ARIZONA" is hand-lettered in red, white and blue strokes, and below, the bold red "Fly TWA" anchors the design. TWA had flown through Arizona since its first transcontinental routes, and the Southwest was one of its signature destinations.
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.