United Air Lines Poster (Part 1)
Welcome back, all you Al Wiseman Fans! And all you Al Wiseman Haters, too! (OK, there's actually no such thing as an "Al Wiseman Hater"- It's statistically impossible!)
So what do we have for you today? Well, this is what we professionals in the Al Wiseman Blog Industry commonly refer to as a "Big-Ass Poster".
Believe it or not, the actual printed piece measures a whopping 19" x 37"!!!
Oh, I know, that's not really very large for a poster. But this 1975 map (illustrating the "discovery" and settlement of the California coast) is crammed tight with so many finely-detailed Al Wiseman drawings that it might as well be the size of a Friggin' Football Field!
To give you an idea of the sheer number of individual images Al produced for one single poster, I scanned a small photostat of the map. See for yourself:
Whew! Just looking at it tires me out. I sure hope he was well paid for the assignment!
As far as close-ups go, I'll be scanning the poster a little bit at a time, starting from the upper left-hand corner. Like this:
Now you can look forward to absorbing important history lessons while enjoying your daily dose of Al Wiseman artwork! So get ready for an endless series of United Air Lines Poster posts...
(Wait, what have I gotten myself into?!?)
4 Comments:
Very impressive piece.
Bill, I think it would be interesting to also hear how you came across these many and sundry pieces of Wisemania.
Well Bill,
This item was precured through the ancient practice my people call an "internet search". It's a dark ritual best left to the shaman and medical men of the tribe...
Bill, have you run across any of the 747 drawings yet?
Dad went to work for Boeing somewhere around '66.
He moved from San Luis Obispo, Ca. to Tacoma Washington.
I sorta recall him working on some sketches for the inside of the 747.
He made the aircraft seem so big you could put in a bowling alley, or 3 ring circus.
Done in much the same style as the California map.
JRW
Hey Jim,
I've only found one example so far and the reproduction quality wasn't that great.
I'll try to post it next week...
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