Help me find a poster version of this card
October 6, 2011 4:41 PM Subscribe
Can you help me track down a poster version of an artwork I only have on a greeting card? I was sent a birthday card this year with a beautiful illustration on the cover. I have the details of the illustration, and of the company that produced the card (both below), and the fact that the image belongs to the Smithsonian, but I can't for the life of me find a way to acquire a larger version of it. I would love to have a poster of this to hang in my office - if only I could find one!
Here are the details from the back of the card:
The number (NASM 9A00226) that looks like a Smithsonian reference number doesn't produce anything when plugged into the National Air and Space Museum website. The reference number for the card company likewise doesn't produce any results on its site; neither do any of the obvious keywords. If all else fails, I'll write to the card company, but thought I'd check here with people with whom the Google force is undoubtedly stronger than with me.
Here are the details from the back of the card:
Soufflant l'Obstacle (Blowing Past Obstacles)(Then there are the details of the company that produced the card.)
A SPAD S.30 sport biplane climbs upward to rise over a line of cypress trees. From the sales brochure Les Appareils SPAD Construits par Blériot Aéronautique (1919); illustration by Henri Gazan for the SPAD division of Blériot Aéronautique, France.
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM 9A00226)
© Smithsonian Institution
The number (NASM 9A00226) that looks like a Smithsonian reference number doesn't produce anything when plugged into the National Air and Space Museum website. The reference number for the card company likewise doesn't produce any results on its site; neither do any of the obvious keywords. If all else fails, I'll write to the card company, but thought I'd check here with people with whom the Google force is undoubtedly stronger than with me.
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posted by candyland at 6:54 PM on October 6, 2011 [1 favorite]
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Maybe there isn't a larger version? If it was originally part of a sales brochure, and later made into a note card, there may well not be a poster sized version in existence. At this point, I'd be getting creative with Illustrator or some such program. This is looking like a DIY project.
posted by cedar at 5:09 PM on October 6, 2011