Chicago Travel Poster: Fly TWA by Austin Briggs, 1960 birthday The map is oriented with

The map is oriented with north at the top

Founded in 1465

Zwickau: The birthplace of Robert Schumann

marking a pivotal shift from earlier German-produced maps

and loss of life

Chicago Travel Poster: Fly TWA by Austin Briggs, 1960 birthday The map is oriented withChicago fly TWA by Austin Briggs (1960) captures the jetage glamour of a city on the move. Painted in moody twilight tones, the poster looks east along the Chicago River where a procession of bridges steps into the distance, their silhouettes softened by evening haze. CHICAGO blazes across the sky in punchy yellow, while a sleek white jet and the crimson TWA logotype announce the promise of modern flight. Briggss painterly touch and signature appear