This beautiful reproduction poster by famed commercial artist Don Weller, has been re-mastered from an early 1980s Western Airlines poster, advertising their service to fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada.
The vibrant colors and detail of this classic image have been painstakingly brought back to life to preserve a great piece of history.
The high-resolution image is printed on heavy archival photo paper, on a large-format, professional giclée process printer. The poster is shipped in a rigid cardboard tube, and is ready for framing.
The 13"x19" and 24”x36” formats are excellent image sizes that look great as a stand-alone piece of art, or as a grouped visual statement. These posters require no cutting, trimming, or custom framing, and a wide variety of these frames are readily available at your local craft or hobby retailer, and online. The 24”x36” size has a 1” white border.
A great vintage print for your home, shop, or business!
HISTORY – DON WELLER & WESTERN AIRLINES
DON WELLER
Don Weller (1937 - ) grew up in Pullman, Washington and loved drawing from an early age. He started his college education at Washington State University in their veterinary pre-med program, but he switched to art after two years. After graduating in 1960, he moved to Los Angeles. His freelance work was very popular, and his work was featured in three children's books, and on five U.S. stamps.
Weller created covers for Time Magazine and TV Guide, and he illustrated stories in Sports Illustrated, Boys' Life, Pro and Reader's Digest. He designed posters for the NFL, Hollywood Bowl, and the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. He also taught art classes at UCLA and the Art Center in Pasadena.
In 1984, he and his wife, Cha Cha, moved to Park City, Utah. After moving to Utah, Weller became interested in riding cutting horses and started painting horses and cowboys at that time.
As of 2022, Weller and his wife live on a ranch in Utah with their animals. Because of declining eyesight, he has turned to writing mystery novels set in Summit County, Utah. His first novel, Snap Chance, was published in 2022, and features the cutting horses he admires.
WESTERN AIRLINES
Western Airlines was a major airline based in California, that was first incorporated in 1925 as Western Air Express. The airline operated in the Western United States including Alaska and Hawaii, and western Canada, as well as to New York City, Boston, Washington, D.C., and Miami and to Mexico City, London and Nassau.
Western had hubs at Los Angeles International Airport, Salt Lake City International Airport, and the former Stapleton International Airport in Denver. Before it merged with Delta Air Lines in 1987 it was headquartered at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Throughout the company's history, their slogan was "Western Airlines...The Only Way to Fly!"
