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Vintage TWA Travel Posters

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 17, 2021April 17, 2021 19 Comments

While I was in the TWA Hotel last week at New York Kennedy, I enjoyed viewing a gallery of vintage TWA travel posters.

Vintage TWA Travel Posters

The TWA Hotel does so many things well, but one of my favorite and appropriate features of this hotel is a hallway lined with vintage travel posters in the lobby. These were all designed by David Klein between 1955 and 1965. The originals are on display at the New York Museum of Modern Art.

These posters were before my time, but are a reminder of TWA’s worldwide reach and rich heritage as global carrier. I flew TWA exactly once in my life, from Los Angeles to Washington National via St. Louis shortly after the merger with American Airlines was announced. As such, these posters do not have quite the personal connection for me, yet as a lover of travel heavily resonate.

Enjoy!

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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19 Comments

  1. William Reply
    April 17, 2021 at 5:52 pm

    I have a couple of these as jigsaw puzzles – they’re awesome…

  2. Benjamin Perley Reply
    April 17, 2021 at 6:12 pm

    I don’t have one myself, but I’m pretty sure there’s a nice coffee table book of these for sale.

  3. Anthony Reply
    April 17, 2021 at 6:39 pm

    I have purchased and framed several of the original prints. They are gorgeous and brighten my home.

  4. Stuart Reply
    April 17, 2021 at 6:49 pm

    I’ve collected them for quite some time. It’s actually a fairly robust market with a number of collectors worldwide. There is a rich history as to the art that goes back to the earliest days of commercial flying. Perhaps the most sought after, most beautiful, and ones I personally seek, are the early Air France posters. If you tend to be more modernist in your home design there are some fantastic Braniff ones from the 1960’s as well.

  5. Joey Reply
    April 17, 2021 at 6:53 pm

    I never knew Kansas City is the city of fountains! Pretty cool.

  6. Paolo Reply
    April 17, 2021 at 7:55 pm

    These are wonderful and excellent examples of graphic art. In an earlier age many advertising posters were done by top artists ( including travel, beer, food) to supplement income as they established themselves ( particularly during the depression and war)

  7. derek Reply
    April 17, 2021 at 10:08 pm

    I saw some of these at the TWA Lounge in the 1 World Trade Center, around 85th floor. It was the hotel developer’s office. Not sure whether it was closed after the hotel was finished. It’s not open to the public.

  8. Kenneth Reply
    April 18, 2021 at 9:53 am

    I grew-up flying TWA and my very first flights on a 707, 880, 727, 747 and 1011 were all aboard jets wearing the red and white livery of this once globe-girdling carrier.

    TWA had a long history of using colorful advertising to promote their services. Here is a link to a Flickr album of mine featuring 1950’s TWA magazine ads from my private collection:

    https://flic.kr/s/aHsmUkxc2K

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      April 18, 2021 at 10:08 am

      Thanks for sharing!

  9. jon Reply
    April 18, 2021 at 10:43 am

    If I lived in Vegas, I’d definitely track down one of those Vegas posters.

  10. R BAILEY Reply
    April 18, 2021 at 1:44 pm

    AWESOME!

  11. TWA John Reply
    April 18, 2021 at 1:53 pm

    Thanks Matt

  12. Max Gross Reply
    April 18, 2021 at 2:49 pm

    I have two framed smaller reproductions in my office at home, one with Fly TWA to Germany and another with Fly TWA to London. The first has a small rendering of a Constellation, the other a 707. I used to fly to both in the 80s and 90s, but on 747s, L-1011s and 767s. Air France has some nice ones too and I have one featuring Paris, of course, where I either flew to or transited many times. There are plenty of on-line sites with dozens of selections so google away.

  13. Michael Reply
    April 18, 2021 at 3:03 pm

    Wonderful! They are hard to find, and beautiful. Thank you!

  14. Christian Reply
    April 18, 2021 at 3:11 pm

    Lovely. Thanks for taking all those pictures. I knew that TWA had it made by having both domestic and international routes but I never knew they flew to India.

  15. FH Reply
    April 19, 2021 at 3:49 am

    Really lovely vintage collection! Thank you so much for sharing!

  16. emercycrite Reply
    April 19, 2021 at 10:22 am

    Very charming.

  17. Rosita Lewis Reply
    April 20, 2021 at 10:14 am

    My heart is warmed by these fantastic and historical posters from the long era ❤ of
    Trans World Airlines! This featured consideration brings a smile of what it takes to make greatness, most importantly, during the early and formative years!

  18. Rosita Lewis Reply
    April 20, 2021 at 10:17 am

    Accolades to all my former co-workers, team mates and great friends, worldwide!
    “May we forever keep our heads to the sky!”

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