1979 Archar / Forrest Pictorial View of the Island of Hawai'i (the Big Island)
Hawaii-archar-1979$250.00
Title
United Airlines Our Little Corner of the World. Hawaii the big island.
1979 (dated) 23.25 x 32.25 in (59.055 x 81.915 cm)
1979 (dated) 23.25 x 32.25 in (59.055 x 81.915 cm)
Description
This is a colorful, large-format 1979 pictorial view of the Island of Hawai'i drawn by Kim Forrest of Archar for United Airlines. It reflects the island's remarkable ecological and cultural diversity.
A Closer Look
The view marks out many important and distinctive locations on the island, including national and state parks that protect land ranging from white sand beaches to active volcanoes, a desert of dried lava, rainforests, and the sometimes-snowcapped peak of Mauna Kea. Settlements (including Hilo towards top-right and Kailua-Kona at left), landmarks, and geologic features are labeled, often with explanatory text. Figures appear throughout discussing different aspects of the island's history, economy, and cultures, including various festivals and celebrations held throughout the year. The margins include illustrations of local flora and fauna, as well as depictions of United Airlines and Hawaiian Air passenger jets, with the former being a Boeing 747.Publication History and Census
This view was drawn by Kim Forrest of Archar (Western) Inc. for United Airlines in 1979. We do not locate it in any institutional holdings.CartographerS
Kim Forrest (fl. 1974 - Present) is a Canadian artist. Forrest worked for Hanna Barbara and then for Archer Western, becoming head artist in the Minneapolis office in 1976. Today she works in New Mexico. More by this mapmaker...
Archar / Travel Graphics (1973 - Present) is a Canadian and U.S. publishing company initially based in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is best known for its 'City Character Prints' - cartoonish view style maps intended to express the 'character' of a city. The firm employed a host of in house art directors, as well as a host of freelance illustrators. We find no trace of the company after 1983. Variants of the imprint include 'Archer Western' based in British Columbia and the St. Paul, Minnesota based 'Archar International'. Around 1984, the Minnesota firm was renamed Travel Graphics - Archer International, often printing under the 'Travel Graphics' imprint. Travel Graphics later relocated to Hawaii, where they remain active. Learn More...
Condition
Good. Some loss, filled, upper left corner, lower right (in bird).