This poster for the 400-mile Grand Prix in Savannah, Georgia in 1908 is arguably the rarest and finest of all early American racing posters. It is a most powerful image, showing the driver and mechanic on the open road at dawn, amidst the palmettos with the wheels and front exhaust spewing out a cloud of smoke, fumes, sparks and dust. It must have been hell - but it looks very glamourous. America was the second country (after France) to stage a Grand Prix. The winner was Louis Wagner in a Fiat, going at an average 65.2 mph over the 16 laps of the 25.13 mile road circuit; no American cars ran the full distance, Strauss was a lifelong resident of New York City who honed the illustrative skills we see here creating magazine covers and advertising art.
Giclee Prints are printed on heavy matte finish 180gsm German art paper using the finest Canon archival inks. Entry Level Art Prints are printed on 250Gsm satin paper. Quality Frame with a single white matboard and Acrylic glazing.
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Artwork in this collection is from our own archives or licensed archives. Reproduction rights are reserved by the copyright owner. All of our prints' sizes refers to paper size. Our image sizes vary from image to image and respect the original ratio of the original poster. This means that there is a varying white border on all sides to keep the original ratio true to the original.
