{"product_id":"1939-south-america-moore-mccormack-lines-leslie-ragan-brazil-rare","title":"1939 South America Moore McCormack Lines Leslie Ragan Brazil RARE","description":"\u003cp\u003eDate: 1939\u003cbr\u003eArtist: Ragan, Leslie     \u003cbr\u003eSize (in): 40.5” x 25.5”\u003cbr\u003eSize (cm): 102.9 x 64.8\u003cbr\u003eCondition: B+ \u003cbr\u003eLinen backed: Yes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis vintage original and rare travel poster advertising South America as a travel destination was created by the artist Leslie Ragan for the Moore McCormack Lines shipping company in 1939.  For this poster Ragan renders a bird’s-eye view in his unmistakable Art Deco Modernist style of Rio di Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay with the massive \u003cem\u003eChrist the Redeemer\u003c\/em\u003e statue and the Sugarloaf Mountain peak visible in the image.  At 30 meters in height Rio’s \u003cem\u003eChrist the Redeemer\u003c\/em\u003e statue is the largest Art Deco style statue in the world so it makes a natural subject for Ragan who was one of the most important American poster artists working in the Art Deco style.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSouth America\u003c\/em\u003e is printed at the top of the poster and the name of the American Republics Lines and Moore-McCormack Lines names are printed below the image with those two shipping companies having merged in 1939.   Ragan’s name is signed in print in the lower right corner of the image area.   In the border just below the image area on the right side is printed “LITHO. IN U.S.A. K-N Inc. 12-39” which we take to indicate a December 1939 publication date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis vintage original poster has been professionally conservation mounted to linen with some expert touch up as needed including restoration to a small bit of loss on the tip of the upper left corner which was confined to the margin and doesn’t affect the image area. The poster shows some toning to the borders and was printed on coated paper which shows some small creases.  Diagonal creases on each of the lower corners where skillfully mitigated during the linen backing process.   The original colors are strongly retained making a truly magnificent and visually stunning poster.   Interested buyers can contact us for photos of the poster prior to linen backing.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a very rare poster as we find no auction history and Google Lens doesn’t even locate the image.  This South America poster was produced the same year as Ragan’s iconic New York Central Lines \u003cem\u003eNew 20th Century Limited\u003c\/em\u003e that many consider one of the greatest American Art Deco travel posters. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Golden Age Posters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52032094503192,"sku":"25100309 SW","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0052\/7794\/1863\/files\/IMG_9273.jpg?v=1778092254","url":"https:\/\/goldenageposters.com\/products\/1939-south-america-moore-mccormack-lines-leslie-ragan-brazil-rare","provider":"Golden Age Posters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}