Vintage New York Municipal Airports Poster by Herzog, 1930s

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New York Municipal Airports by Harry Herzog

Celebrate an interest in early air travel with Harry Herzog’s City of New York Municipal Airports poster, listed as a 1930s design. This reproduction connects aviation and New York history, making it a considered choice for a home office, study or gallery devoted to vintage transport advertisements. Choose it for a personal connection to the city or an appreciation of Art Deco-era poster design.

About the aviation advertisement

The listing identifies the design with the Federal Art Project and the promotion of New York’s municipal airports, including Floyd Bennett Field and North Beach. Those names provide a historical connection rather than a guide to current airport services. Enjoy the poster as decorative travel artwork, not as a modern aviation chart or timetable. This is a reproduction for wall display, not an original 1930s sheet or a signed aviation collectible.

A travel-minded study

Imagine placing the print beside a bookshelf of aviation histories, with warm wooden furniture, softly textured seating and reminders of favourite journeys nearby. Its New York association can make the room feel personal without requiring every accessory to follow an aircraft theme. It also offers a starting point for a gallery connecting different cities, transport subjects and periods of commercial art.

The small and medium paper sizes provide options for compact walls or an established grouping. Pair it with other aviation posters for a subject-led arrangement, or introduce contrasting New York designs to connect the collection through place. Matching frames can bring individual works together while allowing their subjects to remain distinct. Consider the available wall area and usual viewing distance before selecting your size.

Paper, printing and finish

This reproduction is produced using giclée printing on 200gsm matte art paper, with a matte finish. Choose a print-only version if you would like to use your own frame, or select a framed paper print with a black frame and white mount. Both listed sizes are available in these options, providing flexibility for an individual feature or a coordinated travel gallery.

Choose your size

• Small: 11 × 14 in, available as a print only or framed.
• Medium: 12 × 16 in, available as a print only or framed.
• Framed options include a black frame and white mount. Select your preferred size and finish above.

Pair it with

Continue the aviation theme with the Blackpool Aviation Meeting poster (1909) and Fête de l’Air (1930s). Add the Chicago World’s Fair poster (1933) for another American event design from the same decade, connecting a gallery through travel, technology and historical poster art.

Explore more vintage travel artwork

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