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One Sheet vintage travel poster for the
Georgian Military Highway was created by the artist Alexander Zhitomirsky in 1939. It was commissioned by the Soviet state tourism agency, Intourist, to promote domestic tourism to the majestic Caucasus region.
Poster Details
Artist: Alexander Arnoldovich Zhitomirsky
Year: 1939
Agency: Intourist (state tourism agency of the USSR)
Style: The artwork is done in an Art Deco or Soviet Modernist style, utilizing a high vertical format with stylized, towering cliff faces in muted greens and warm ochres.
Subject: It depicts a gleaming blue convertible car carrying a family as it speeds along the winding mountain road, showcasing both the natural grandeur of the region and the technological progress of the time.
Route: The highway connects Tbilisi, Georgia, and Vladikavkaz, Russia, and is known as one of the world's most scenic mountain roads. |
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