Joseph Binder's 1957 "New York" United Nations poster for United Air Lines printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: Joseph Binder's full United Nations poster art for United Air Lines
- 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
For this 1957 United Air Lines poster, now in the Poster House collection in New York, Joseph Binder (1898-1972) skipped the usual skyline and chose the United Nations: the glass-curtain Secretariat Building with a row of national flags flying before it and the curved roof of the General Assembly Building nearby. Completed in 1951, the Secretariat was the city's first glass-curtain skyscraper, designed by an international team including Le Corbusier under Wallace K. Harrison. Its pure modernism suited Binder, the Vienna-trained designer who did so much to bring European modern poster design to America.
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.