Vintage ad today is from the ’62 World’s Fair. Check out the Oldsmobile parked in front of Coliseum 21 with flags flying. This ad’s “projected view of the world of the future” did not take into account the fact that Oldsmobile would be slowly phased out in the early 2000′s after 100+ years of production.
I believe this art style is called “Impressionistic Consumerism.” Click for higher-res.
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| Oldsmobile. Official Car for Seattle World’s Fair. And appropriately so! For just as the Fair offers a projected view of the world of the future, so does Oldsmobile indicate the trend of automotive achievements… in style, performance, luxury and comfort! See your Oldsmobile Quality Dealer… drive a ’62 Olds! There’s “something extra” about owning an Olds! |
Nice poster – advertising graphics from the fifties and early sixties just had this wonderful look about them. My only quibble is that the scale seems to be off for the crowd of people in the background. It looks like the Coliseum (remember when it was called that?) is hosting a leprechaun convention.
Is that supposed to be Key Arena?
Yep.
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