TWA STAR STREAM JET

Regular price $1,400.00

Artist: David Klein
Condition: A *
Dimensions: 25.2 x 39.8 in. / 64 x 101 cm.
Circa: 1960s
Linen Backed
* See Condition Grading section for further details
The poster is in near mint condition with just some very minor edge wear; it should display beautifully once framed.

Few images capture the romance of the Jet Age quite like this one. A dramatic low-angle composition thrusts the gleaming tail fin of a TWA Star Stream Jet into a saturated cobalt sky, the airline's iconic globe-and-oval logo commanding the frame in bold red and gold. High above, a second aircraft etches four perfect contrail lines across the blue sky, which provides for a poetic suggestion of speed, altitude, and the sheer thrill of modern flight.

 An American flag on the tail fin grounds the image in national pride at a moment when commercial aviation felt like the frontier of human progress.

TWA under Howard Hughes was one of the defining airlines of the era, the first to offer jet service across the Atlantic. Its marketing materials reflected that ambition at every turn. This poster, printed in the USA, is a vivid document of a moment when flying wasn't just transportation. It was the future.