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A Visual History of Fight Visits [insert name of your institution]

Fly Now! Aviation Posters from the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum, opening on [insert date here] at [insert name of your institution], showcases posters from 1860 to the present. Brilliant vistas from North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa set the stage for a fascinating look at more than one hundred years of flight.

This array of air travel posters reveals a treasure trove of information about the history of advertising, technology, business, transportation, tourism, and cultural geography. The 40 posters featured in the exhibition are high-quality digital reproductions from the Aviation Poster Collection at the National Air and Space Museum, curated by Joanne Gernstein London, Ph.D.

Visitors will experience a glimpse of flight from all eras, beginning with late 19th-century posters hawking aviation as a spectator sport that featured balloons, air show pilots, and exotic performers. Posters from the 1920s highlight the dynamic interaction between people and technology characteristic of commercial air travel.

Later, in the imagery of late 1930s airline posters, exhibition-goers will see that speed, “winning time,” and unprecedented views were prevalent themes. Post-World War II posters feature destinations rather than airplanes themselves to sell air travel, though the introduction of new aircraft often reintroduced advertising methods more common before the war.

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Fly Now! is organized by the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and toured by ExhibitUSA. The purpose of ExhibitsUSA is to create access to an array of arts and humanities exhibitions, nurture the development and understanding of diverse art forms and cultures, and encourage the expanding depth and breadth of cultural life in local communities. ExhibitsUSA is a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance, a private, nonprofit organization founded in 1972.

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