Vintage Travel

Vintage Travel

<P>Vintage Travel is a sumptuous, stylish gathering together of tourism posters from the end of the nineteenth to the middle of the twentieth century. During this period, the travel poster s heyday, many graphic and fine artists devoted their skills to producing images that would entice the work-weary (and often war-weary) public to go on vacation. Produced for a range of commercial organizations, including vehicle manufacturers, shipping lines, railway companies, and airlines, these posters chart changing patterns of tourism, as well as changes in society, art, architecture, and fashion. <I>Vintage Travel</I> includes gorgeous full-color posters and supporting text that provides fascinating insights into the social and cultural history.</P>