This striking mid-century travel poster for Qantas promoting South Africa was designed by Australian artist Harry Rogers in the 1950s. Featuring a boldly geometric, stylised dancer balanced on a drum, the design reflects the confident modernism of post-war airline advertising – flat colour planes, sharp angles and strong graphic clarity. Produced during Qantas’ expansion into long-haul international routes, it captures the era’s sense of glamour, distance and cultural intrigue through striking symbolic imagery rather than literal landscape scenes.

Year: 1950s

Dimensions: 101cm x 63cm 

Materials/Media: Original lithograph, linen backing in progress