Swiss Air Lines, Kurt Wirth
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Swiss Air Lines

Artist: Kurt Wirth
Year: 1956
Size: 128 x 90 cm / 50.4 x 35.4″

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In 1956, Swissair continued to acquire new aircrafts like the Convair 340 Metropolitans, the DC-7Cs Seven Seas and the jet plane DC-8s. Two of the most outstanding posters were created in 1956 by the Bernese designer Kurth Wirth; they have become most collectible: in an exceptionally realistic and monumentally stylished design on blue background, Wirth paid much attention to details showing the aircrafts from various angles. Kurt Wirth received the "Poster of the Year" award for the impressive poster showing the front view of the Metropolitan - here in its first year of operation.

Artist: Kurt Wirth

Kurt Wirth (1917 to 1996) lived and worked in Berne. He served an apprenticeship as a graphic designer and opened his own studio in 1938. He co-founded the “Verband Schweizerischer Grafiker” (Swiss Graphic Designers Association) in 1938, over which he presided in the 1950s. Wirth was among the leading Swiss graphic designers after the Second World War, but he also made paintings and drawings, which were less w... more

Kurt Wirth (1917 to 1996) lived and worked in Berne. He served an apprenticeship as a graphic designer and opened his own studio in 1938. He co-founded the ...

Verband Schweizerischer Grafiker” (Swiss Graphic Designers Association) in 1938, over which he presided in the 1950s. Wirth was among the leading Swiss graphic designers after the Second World War, but he also made paintings and drawings, which were less w... more
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