Air Afrique escale au Dahomey by Dessirier, 1966

Original, vintage 1960s poster for the pan-African airline, Air Afrique, promoting a 'stopover' in Dahomey, now known as the Benin Republic.  The poster depicts the incredible stilt village of Ganvie, situated in Lake Nokoué in southern Benin, built as a refuge from slavery in the 16th century. The Dahomey Kingdom ruled this part of West Africa from the 16th to the 19th century. Dessirier created many African travel posters during the 1960s, notably for Air Afrique; in the 1980s, he turned to sculpture.  

Size: Image measures 39" x 25" (99cm x 64cm)

Artist: Jean Dessirier (1944-)

Print type: offset

Condition: Good (some restoration and backed on linen).