Tallyho! TWA Non-Stop to London
Artist
Saul Mandel
United States, 1926 - 2011
Client
Trans World Airlines
Datec. 1961
MediumOffset Lithograph
Dimensions38 x 16 1/4 in. (96.5 x 41.3 cm)
ClassificationsPoster
Credit LineGift of Suzanne Mandel Canter
Object numberPH.6869
DescriptionLike the posters he designed for TWA's other services, Mandel's poster promoting the airline's London route incorporates London symbols beloved by tourists: this time the flying man is greeted by a Royal Guard in his traditional bearskin hat and bearing the British flag. (Did British people ever really say "Tallyho!" except in American movies?) From the mid-1940s to the early 1970s, TWA and Pan Am were the only U.S.airlines that flew to Europe. TWA had begun its post-war operations in 1946 with a fleet of 10 Lockheed Constellations. In October 1961, such propellor planes were entirely replaced when TWA became the first all-jet airline in international passenger service. It is possible that these posters were made around this time.On View
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