Artist: David Klein
Condition: A- *
Dimensions: 25 x 40.4 in. / 63.5 x 102.5 cm.
Circa: 1960s
Linen Backed
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When "FLORIDA" was silkscreened on the poster post-printing, some of the letters bled, most noticeably the left side of the "O" and bottom part of the "L" - he bleeding has been professionally restored but it is still noticeable; there was some surface paper loss on the left side of the "O," which has been professionally touched-up; there are a few very small thin horizontal streaks of errant blue silk screen ink in the upper middle part of the sky; poster should display very nicely once framed.
Oversized cat-eye sunglasses frame the composition, the TWA sun blazing above, a bird's-eye view of Miami Beach's hotel strip stretching below in crisp whites and blues. The aerial rendering of the beachfront is sharply handled and the sunglasses device is a thoroughly of-its-moment idea that still works.