Thompson, Kenneth Webster (sold)
Kenneth Webster Thompson (April 26, 1907 - April 4, 1996) was an American illustrator and painter. Thompson was born in Samford, Connecticut, and lived in New York City for most of his life, studying at the Grand Central Art School under George Pierce Ennis. During World War II he worked with the Library of Congress illustrating the War Effort and creating propaganda. His illustrations appear in Life, Colliers, American, and Look, among other publications. He earned numerous awards and honors for his work, among them an honorary membership to the Society of Illustrators.
Height of the 'Clipper Ship' Era.
Flying the Lindbergh Trail. An Aerial Travelogue of the Southern Americas.
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This is a scarce c. 1937 promotional folding map prepared by Kenneth W. Thompson for Pan American Airways. The map and photographs, and text on the verso, advertise commercial flights aboard Pan Am's distinctive flying boat 'Clippers,' offering routes along the 'Lindbergh Trail,' named for flights taken early in the career of renowned aviator Charles Lindbergh. (more details)
Cruising the Americas.
The Americas Served by American Republic Lines ; Grace Line ; Pan American Airways System Pan American-Grace Airways ; United Fruit Company.
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An attractive 1948 Kenneth Webster Thompson pictorial map of the Americas issued to promote cruise travel. (more details)