The early "Trans World Airlines" Egypt poster printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full landscape-format Egypt 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 is one of TWA's early small-format posters from around 1950, laid out wide rather than tall: a tasseled camel and its handler in the foreground, the pyramids across the sand behind them and a TWA airliner in the sky, under a simple "Trans World Airlines" banner. It dates from the years just after TWA began flying its international routes to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, and the artist is not recorded. Because the art is horizontal, it prints across the chest as a wide panel rather than a tall one.
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.