Description
Vintage Racing Poster
This poster is a famous piece of Art Deco history, created by Belgian artist Auguste Mambour in 1928 to advertise the "Le Raid au Cap" endurance car race. The event was an ambitious trek from Liège, Belgium to Cape Town, South Africa, sponsored by the Belgian armaments and vehicle manufacturer FN (Fabrique Nationale de Herstal).
Poster Details
Artist: Auguste Mambour (1896-1968), whose style was heavily influenced by six months he spent in the Belgian Congo.
Year: 1928.
Company: Fabrique Nationale (FN), a Belgian company primarily known for arms and ammunition, which also produced cars and motorcycles for several decades.
Event: "Le Raid au Cap", a long-distance endurance race intended to demonstrate the feasibility of establishing an airmail route between Belgium and the Belgian Congo. Two cars and four men left Liège on May 13th, 1928, and eventually reached Cape Town on August 25th.
Description
The poster features a bold, avant-garde design with the silhouette of an African person's head, containing a small yellow car within the mind. At the bottom sits the circular blue and yellow FN logo (Fabrique Nationale), which subtly incorporates two crossed rifles into its design, reflecting the company's origins in arms manufacturing.
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This poster is a famous piece of Art Deco history, created by Belgian artist Auguste Mambour in 1928 to advertise the "Le Raid au Cap" endurance car race. The event was an ambitious trek from Liège, Belgium to Cape Town, South Africa, sponsored by the Belgian armaments and vehicle manufacturer FN (Fabrique Nationale de Herstal).
Poster Details
Artist: Auguste Mambour (1896-1968), whose style was heavily influenced by six months he spent in the Belgian Congo.
Year: 1928.
Company: Fabrique Nationale (FN), a Belgian company primarily known for arms and ammunition, which also produced cars and motorcycles for several decades.
Event: "Le Raid au Cap", a long-distance endurance race intended to demonstrate the feasibility of establishing an airmail route between Belgium and the Belgian Congo. Two cars and four men left Liège on May 13th, 1928, and eventually reached Cape Town on August 25th.
Description
The poster features a bold, avant-garde design with the silhouette of an African person's head, containing a small yellow car within the mind. At the bottom sits the circular blue and yellow FN logo (Fabrique Nationale), which subtly incorporates two crossed rifles into its design, reflecting the company's origins in arms manufacturing.
