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The Airlines

Artist:G.R. Cheesebrough
Date:1977
Medium:Ink, colored pencil & gouache
Dimensions:Sight size 20" X 30" matted to 26" X 38"
Condition:Pristine
Original Use:Advertising For Venture Tours Travel Company
Price: Sold
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A large format, technically adept, and satirical advertising illustration by the Minneapolis artist G.R. Cheesebrough. This is titled “The Airlines” and fittingly was created as an advertisement for Venture Travel in May, 1977. We love the stylized humorous mid-century 1970s aesthetic; the wide tie in particular is a great touch. The image shows a pilot and lead flight attendant looking inscrutable behind a smiling business traveler who is going first class all the way. The small flourishes, like the naming of the airlines “Vulture,” and the fantastical hats worn by the crew, are delightful. Illustration has original matting with a name plaque and a dated certificate of authenticity attached to the verso cardboard backing.

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Title plaque
Certificate of authenticity adhered to backing cardboard

The Airlines

Artist: G.R. Cheesebrough
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1970s, advertising, G.R. Cheesebrough, illustration, Satire, Venture Travel Company
Added to Gallery: January 16, 2019

 

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    Grapefruit Moon Gallery, based in Minneapolis MN, specializes in vintage pin up and original illustration art.  We are the proud home of the Bunny Yeager archives.

    Since 2003, Grapefruit Moon Gallery has been a leading dealer of exclusive original paintings by Gil Elvgren, Alberto Vargas, Earl Moran, Rolf Armstrong and Henry Clive, as well as vintage photographs, prints, and period decorative arts in ceramic and metal.

    All artworks featured are original, accurately represented, and guaranteed to be the work of the named artist.

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