{"product_id":"fortune-magazine-cover-2","title":"Signal Tower- Fortune Magazine","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis March 1933 Fortune magazine cover by Ernest Hamlin Baker transforms American railroad infrastructure into a study in Machine Age elegance. The dramatically cropped composition focuses on a semaphore signal, its coral-red arm extending against a cream sky while telegraph wires and glass insulators create a lattice of industrial geometry below. Baker's precise rendering elevates functional equipment into abstract pattern, a hallmark of his Fortune work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe timing of this cover adds historical weight to its visual sophistication. Published just weeks after FDR's inauguration and during the nationwide bank holiday, the railroad signal takes on metaphorical significance: an economy waiting for a signal to proceed. Baker was among the finest illustrators working for Fortune during Henry Luce's golden era of corporate journalism, when the magazine treated business subjects with the gravity usually reserved for fine art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA standout piece for collectors of Depression-era illustration, Art Deco design, or American industrial imagery. Baker's signed covers represent the pinnacle of commercial illustration during the Machine Age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14.0\" x 11.0\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ernest Hamlin Baker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good, * Please note that this listing is for the cover artwork, and not the magazine as a whole. Age-appropriate wear. Paper toning in accordance with the print's age. Marks\/stains as per photo. Wear around the edges and minor paper loss might be present in some prints. Some covers may have writing or images on verso. Please refer to each print's photo to get a better understanding of the condition. Please use zoom feature to get a better understanding of overall condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Authentic Vintage Posters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44892584018035,"sku":"CA7455","price":43.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/3005\/8556\/files\/edited_7d8e6d90-3f4b-4fb5-94c7-a7d2bc97d8a3.jpg?v=1776977164","url":"https:\/\/www.authenticvintageposters.com\/en-nl\/products\/fortune-magazine-cover-2","provider":"Authentic Vintage Posters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}