Poster size is 14" wide by 20" tall, including a one-inch white border, and is printed on heavyweight, acid-free poster stock.

Houston's first purpose-built air terminal is portrayed in all of its Art Deco glory in this new stylized illustration by artist Chris Bidlack. The famous terminal*, today the home of the 1940 Air Terminal Museum, is flanked by three streamlined aircraft of the era: A Douglas DC-3 above, and a Boeing Model 247 and Lockheed Vega at each side. The original control tower cab, although long ago demolished, is depicted atop the central stepped terminal roof.

The "fine print" reference information at the base of the poster lists the architect (Joseph Finger), and the various names of the airfield over the years…from W.T. Carter Field, to today's William P. Hobby Airport.**

The print will arrive carefully packaged and ready for you to unroll and frame. (Framing instructions included.) Click on the image to see the full poster in detail. (And of course, the “JetAgeArt.com” watermark does not appear on the actual poster.)

* A note on artistic license in this composition: Joseph Finger’s original Art Deco tower cab was demolished in 1950, when a fourth story was added. This artistic interpretation shows the newer fourth floor, but the older (and more beautiful) control tower cab. Also, while the PWA funded much of the airport, the terminal was built with local funds.

** Fun Fact: The poster's "fine print," simplified for length, correctly indicates that the name "Houston Municipal Airport" was conferred in 1938, although in actuality this name was assigned twice, first in 1937 and again in 1938, after the realization that the new "Howard R. Hughes Airport" name violated rules for federal construction funding. (Federal funds could not be allocated to an airport which was named after a living person.) The airfield then reverted back to the "Houston Municipal Airport" name.