America this year by RMS Queen Mary

✔ Originalt litografi
✔ Gratis fragt
✔ Levering om 1-4 hverdage
✔ 100 dages returret

About the poster

A smiling woman in a pale yellow summer dress raises her white-gloved hand in greeting, while a red and black scarf flutters around her neck. Behind her, RMS Queen Mary lies before New York’s golden skyscrapers. The ship’s black hull and three red funnels stand out against the blue background, and the small tugboats emphasise the ocean liner’s impressive size.

With the wording “America this year by R.M.S. Queen Mary”, the poster advertises Cunard White Star’s transatlantic voyages. Tom Curr combines the promise of the city with the pleasure of the journey itself in a colourful design from the golden age of passenger liners. The large, shadowed lettering gives the shipping line’s name a prominent position at the bottom of the composition.

Queen Mary made her maiden voyage in 1936 and became one of the best-known ships on the transatlantic route. The design is dated to around 1939, shortly before the war changed the ship’s role from passenger liner to troopship.

This example measures 31.8 × 50.8 cm. Tom Curr’s printed signature appears at the lower left of the image area. The broad lower paper margin bears the code A.2492. and the words “Printed in England”. The printer’s name and the exact printing year of this example have not been confirmed.

About the artist

Tom Curr (1887–1958) was a Scottish advertising artist, illustrator and painter from Edinburgh. He began an apprenticeship with colour lithographers McLagan & Cumming in 1903 and spent most of his working life with the firm, later becoming a director. He designed posters for Cunard White Star, among others, and is also known for the Scottish shot-putter figure on Scott’s Porage Oats.

Alongside his advertising work, Curr painted and exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy. This poster clearly demonstrates his ability to tell an immediate visual story: the woman’s wave engages the viewer, while the ship and city reveal where the journey leads.

Condition

10/10 – Perfect condition with beautiful patina. The warm aged tone of the paper and the preserved margins give the poster character. The detail photograph shows a fine, light surface line in the blue area beneath the shipping line’s name. See the photographs for a closer impression of the paper, printing and patina.

Framing

A slim black wooden frame echoes the ship’s dark hull and the shadows in the lettering. An off-white passepartout (also called a mount or mat), used as a backing, gives the paper breathing space and keeps the entire poster visible, including its broad lower margin. The other photographs also show suggestions with oak and silver frames.

This is simply our suggestion. You can explore the framing options yourself and order your chosen frame and passepartout with the poster. We always ship lithographs and frames separately to protect the poster should the frame be damaged in transit. Inserting the poster into the frame yourself is relatively straightforward, and we are happy to help if you have any questions about mounting it.