America
by A.M. Cassandre
Normandie/Service Regulier
1935 The Normandie ShipA veritable leviathan at 83,400 tons with a 30-knot speed, the Normandie was the biggest and fastest ship afloat when it was launched in 1935. In Cassandres deceptively simple but impressive design, the ship towers above us. The flight of small birds at bottom gives the image as much scale and strength as the imposing hull itself. The classic Cassandre design appeared with several variants of text at the bottom; this is the version with the ships name emblazoned over its ports of call