The Swing Shift Shuffle is a radio program of swing, big band, jazz, boogie woogie and other popular music from the 1930's and 40's that airs every Wednesday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. (US Central Time) on WEVL 89.9 FM in Memphis, Tennessee, with a live webcast at wevl.org. In addition to the radio show, this blog is dedicated to all aspects of the Swing Era, including art, automobiles, cartoons, comics, history, movies, music, news, science, technology, and anything else that happened during that time. It also includes announcements about events in the Memphis/Mid-South area related to the Swing Era, such as classic movies, concerts, dances, lectures, etc. If you see something that fits the description, send it to me at tim@wevl.org. If you would like more information about the radio show, just go to the Radio Show FAQ page.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Flying High And Fast In 1934

Here is another great example of Art Deco design posted by Dieselpunk.  This poster for the 1934 MacRobertson London to Melbourne air race, created by DecoEchoes at Deviant Art, is not only elegant, but accurately depicts the shapes of the aircraft competing. 
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Gilles Messier said...

Great to see this posted here, but I would like to ask for acknowledgement as the creator of this piece. My name is Gilles Messier, and am a 24-year-old engineer and artist from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. My deviantart profile is "DecoEchoes": decoechoes.deviantart.com.

Thanks!

December 29, 2013 at 4:11 PM

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