American Overseas Airlines

Surrealist commercial design and historic transatlantic aviation heritage

Incorporate a legendary piece of mid-century graphic design into your collection with an authentic reproduction of Lewitt-Him’s famous 1948 advertisement for American Overseas Airlines (AOA). This visually brilliant poster utilizes a surrealist butterfly metaphor to demonstrate how commercial flight bridged global gaps, showing the continents of America and Europe cinched together by a taut red flight line pulled between two silver airliners. Featuring magnificent sky-blue brushwork, organic yellow textures, and bold German typography, this award-winning transportation artwork brings an intellectual, historical charm to office spaces, modern living rooms, or curated gallery settings.

Museum-grade lithographic restoration on dense fine art substrate

Meticulously re-mastered from premier archival source graphics, our historical airline posters achieve spectacular graphic definition and rich contrast depth. Printed with specialized multi-pigment eco-inks on high-weight matte presentation stock, the velvet coat completely scatters bright room reflections to deliver flawless viewability from any perspective. Tailored to meet the high standards of interior decorators and commercial aviation collectors alike, each beautiful print arrives heavily insulated in protective transit containers to guarantee an immaculate installation project.