Swissair – Japan
| Creator | |
|---|---|
| Printing year | 1964 |
| Printing technique | Offset |
| Printer | Wolfensberger |
| Condition | A |
| Asking price (CHF): | |
| Sheet size (cm) | 102 x 64 |
| Categories | in the air, rest of the world, Swissair & Aviation |
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It would be close to appealing to the land of the rising sun with the rising sun. Too close. So Manfred Bingler and Emil Schulthess decided on a sunset and further dramatized it by placing the fireball against a deep black background. The result: One of the most famous Swissair posters ever. Which also has a humorous side, because the legend goes that the shot was taken in the Netherlands.
possibly also of interest – Nikolaus Schwab’s graphically abstract original poster, which drew attention to Swissair’s connections to Japan:
Swissair – Japan