Exotic travel is at a standstill right now for most of us, but the next best thing may well be acquiring a vintage travel poster. Maybe an Art Deco example that depicts a beach on the Riviera, or a ...
International travel is always a bit of a leap of faith, as we venture into the unknown to discover how life works in other places (and have lots and lots of conversations about ...
Vacations looked a lot different 75 years ago. “Riviera Style,” a new exhibit at London’s Fashion and Textile Museum on the evolution of summer fashion, includes the European travel posters of the ...
Lucien Boucher, “Air France / De Jour Et De Nuit” (1938), estimate $2,000 to $3,000 (all images courtesy Swann Auction Galleries) On May 6, 1937, the LZ1 129 Hindenburg zeppelin exploded as it ...
In the 1920s and '30s, the Soviet Union wanted to attract wealthy European and American tourists to raise funds for its planned industrialization. So it commissioned emerging artists to make a series ...
Sure, aviation can still be a lavish affair – but it’ll never be the same as when you could slide your window open and throw your French cigarette out the window. Vintage travel posters evoke this ...
If New York City Tourism is in need of inspiration, it would do well to stop by Poster House. A new exhibition at the Chelsea museum, “Wonder City of the World: New York City Travel Posters,” shows ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. SEATTLE — Travel to distant alien worlds with two suns, red grass and strong gravity in three ...
The romance of a beautiful travel poster hasn't faded at all through the decades, as evidenced by a lot of rare historic posters up for auction next week. The posters will go on display at Swann ...
Countless tourists have attempted to cram the iconic Burj Al Arab into the perfect snapshot since it appeared on the Dubai skyline 15 years ago. That seemingly mandatory photographic moment in front ...