A purple flying boat touches down on Indian waters, and its passengers transfer by small boat to the distant shore.
Mark Severin (1906 to 1987) designed the poster in 1936 to advertise Imperial Airways services to India, showing a Short S23 Empire flying boat. Severin was art director at the London advertising agency C.R. Casson. The flying boat floats on tropical water, with red-sailed junks anchored nearby and architectural forms rising from a golden coastline.
On the poster
The destination is lettered in bold red capitals. The Imperial Airways branding appears in deep purple below, in a streamlined Art Deco style.
About this print
A digitally restored reproduction, printed on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Fine Art paper with pigment inks.

