Jerusalem MEA Middle East Airlines Auriac

Original vintage travel advertising poster for Jerusalem MEA Middle East Airlines featuring a colourful mid-century design by Jacques Auriac (1922-2003) depicting a lady carrying a traditional ceramic water urn on her head, walking through geometric shape arches on a cobbled street lit up by the sun with a plane flying below the title text and MEA logo above. Founded in 1945 Middle East Airlines (MEA) is the national flag carrier of Lebanon based in Beirut and associated with BOAC until 1961; the airline merged with Air Liban and changed its name to Middle East Airlines Air Liban SAL in 1963. Printed by Ets De La Vasselais, Paris. Very good condition, small restored tears, minor restored crease, backed on linen.