Fly TWA - Spain Woman In Lace - Up Up And Away

This is one of a series of great posters created by the noted American artist David Klein. Klein (1918 - 2005) produced illustrations for Broadway theatrical productions, Hollywood films, the United States Army, and numerous corporate clients, but is best remembered for the iconic travel images he created for Howard Hughes and Trans World Airlines (TWA) during the 1950s and 1960s. In this graphic for travel to Spain, Klein highlights traditional fashions. The image shows a couple of women dressed with the traditional attire from the South of Spain. The woman in the background is wearing a bright "traje de flamenca" while dancing and playing "castañuelas". Both are wearing "peinetas", which are large decorative combs usually worn under a "mantila". The woman in front is wearing her comb under the "mantilla", a lace head covering, so the "peineta" is not visible. To learn more about artist David Klein go to: https://postergroup.com/blogs/the-ross-art-group-blog/david-klein-posters-as-portals-of-discovery

TWA (Trans World Airlines) was formed in 1924 as Transcontinental & Western Air. The airline's first route was New York to Los Angeles, soon followed by multiple National routes. The airline expanded to serve Europe, the Middle East and Asia after WWII when the company was under the control of Howard Hughes, owner from 1939 until 1961. Hughes was a dominant force in expanding and promoting the routes flown by his company. The economy was vastly improving, and travels through air for business and pleasure increased too. Posters were a key element to promoting this form of travel and TWA. The airline started a decline in the 1970s that ended up in a third bankruptcy that caused their acquisition by American Airlines in 2001. The airline operated in 132 destinations worldwide and had a fleet size of 190.

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