Original Vintage Poster

From the series on animals, commemorating Qantas’ inaugural round the world service in the 1950s. Qantas first issued this series as screenprints in the 1950s, using a Constellation plane in the upper right corner as part of the design. These posters are designed Australian artist Harry Rogers (1929-2012). Harry designed many different poster series to promote Qantas as Australia’s premier international carrier from the 1950s through 1970s.

Australian poster artist, Harry Rogers, studied at the East Sydney Technical College, Darlinghurst (now the National Art School), before he became a household name in the poster world. His love of animation is reflected in his poster designs. As a freelance designer, Rogers enjoyed a long and productive association with Qantas, designing the Qantas logo-font in the mid-1960s and devised many different poster series from the 1950s through to the 1970s which promoted Qantas as Australia’s premier international carrier. Qantas remained Rogers’ main client for more than 3 decades from the early 1950s through to 1985.