Middle East (Naher Osten) - France - Tuareg Camel Riding Nomads - Vintage Airline Travel Poster by Jean Even c.1950 - Japanese Unryu Rice Paper Art Print (Unframed) 17 x 22 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 - Jean Even - JEAN EVEN (1910-1986) French painter, in 1932 he attended the School of Fine Arts in Paris where he was a student of Andre Devambez and Charles Francois Prosper Guerin. He exhibited at the Salon in 1935 and won a gold medal in 1939. In 1936, he was awarded the prize of the Casa Velázquez. He spent some time in Spain during the civil war, later on he used the award money to travel onwards to Fez, Morocco. This stay led to the creation of numerous travel and airline posters for Air France, Maroc Air, and other destinations mainly in North Africa.