Trans-Canada Limited - Fastest Train Across The Continent - Canadian Pacific - Vintage Travel Poster by G. Y. Kauffman c.1924 - Japanese Unryu Rice Paper Art Print (Unframed) 12 x 16 in

Pacifica Island Art uses an environmentally-friendly Unryu Japanese rice paper made by the Awagami Factory in Tokushima, Japan. Unryu, which translates to 'cloud dragon paper' in Japanese, features long strands of kozo fiber and is made from natural mulberry and hemp fibers using traditional Japanese Washi techniques - ABOUT THE ARTIST - G. Y. Kauffman - G. Y. (George Young) Kauffman (1868-1940) He was one of the first students to attend the Corcoran Art Gallery School in Washington,DC. After Kauffman completed his studies at Corcoran, he moved to Manhattan, New York where Kauffman began his career in graphic arts as Director of the Art and Illustrations Departments for Irving Bacheller of The Bacheller Syndicate of New York. In 1894, Kauffman illustrated the original version of Stephen Crane's 'Red Badge of Courage.' The story and illustrations appeared in 'The Philadelphia Press' from 3 December to 8 December 1894. Kauffman was a member of the Lanthorn Club whose members included Irving Bacheller, Joseph Conrad, Steven Crane, John Langdon Heaton, Willis Brooks Hawkins, Post Wheeler, Charles B. Lewis, and Charles Kelsey Gaines. In 1898, the Lanthorn Club published 126 copies of a collection of short stories called 'The Lanthorn Book: Being a Small Collection of Tales and Verses Read at The Sign O'the Lanthorn, 126 William Street, New York.' Kauffman illustrated Irving Bacheller's 'The Night of a Thousand Years.' Also in 1898, Kauffman illustrated Garrett P. Serviss', 'Edison's Conquest of Mars.' Kauffman and Crane became close friends and in 1898 they traveled together to Florida and Cuba to report on the Spanish American War for The Bacheller Syndicate. In January of 1909, Kauffman and his family moved to Montreal, Canada where he was employed as the Art Director for McKim's Advertising Agency. In November of 1911, Kauffman moved to Mexico City, Mexico where he purchased the newspaper, 'La Prensa' and became the Art Director.