Famagusta, Cyprus
Creator:
Wootton, Frank, 1911-1998
Date:
1950
Medium:
Inscriptions:
Printed in lower centre recto: Cyprus; The holiday isle of the Mediterranean; Printed in lower right recto: Cyprus; Famagusta
Description:
Frank Wooton was an aviation artist who was sent to Cyprus in 1949-1950 by the Colonial Office to portray Cyprus for tourist purposes. He made a number of paintings which were also turned into posters. The poster portrays one of the most popular beaches in Famagusta. It advertises Cyprus as a holiday isle in the Mediterranean and was printed by the Colonial Office in Larnaca. Two elements attest to the material culture of the fifties: the architecture of the building in the background on the right and the bikinis worn by the bathers.
Dimensions:
78 x 53 cm
Identifier:
PNT-00415
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Rights Holder:
© Costas and Rita Severis Foundation
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