Jamaica Tourist Board Poster
Not sintra arunte bronte despite what wikipedia and most articles about her call her.
Jamaica tourist board poster. Original vintage travel poster delta air lines jamaica by fred sweney c1960. The jamaica tourist board jtb founded in 1955 is jamaica s national tourism agency based in the capital city of kingston. Visiting jamaica row 1. Getting married in jamaica.
She is best known for her 1972 appearance in a promotional poster for the jamaican tourist board in the poster she is photographed wearing a wet orange t shirt with the word jamaica printed on it in bold black lettering clinging to her body the jamaican tourist board commissioned an american advertising company doyle dane to. Her name is sintra bronte. Travel authorization to jamaica. The poster is still a collectors item a boat owned by a wealthy montegonian john mcconnell was named after the trinidadian beauty so too was a race horse and in 2008 a swiss company named one of the watches from the rado line sintra.
Make offer vintage jamaica tourist board travel poster thank you for making it jamaica orig. The jtb is a public company governed by a board of directors appointed by the minister of tourism. 458 21 19 09 postage. Requirements for travelling to jamaica.
Required as of june 15 2020. Make offer original vintage travel poster delta air lines jamaica by fred sweney c1960. All residents of the united states of america usa brazil dominican republic or mexico who are 12 years of age or over with travel dates of august 20 2020 or later will be required to obtain a covid 19 rt pcr test. Iconic and very collectible jamaican tourist board poster from 1972 approx 91 5 cm x 63 5 cm.
Sintra bronte is the trinidadian woman who was featured in the famous 1972 jamaica tourism board poster which according to this jamaica gleaner article is considered one of the most famous travel posters in the world. Discover things to do hotels history culture and itineraries. Copies now grace the walls of airports jamaica tourist board offices worldwide hotel lobbies and travel agencies internationally. The poster now graces the walls of airports jamaica tourist board offices worldwide hotel lobbies and travel agencies internationally.
This is new old stock the poster has remained sealed in it s original cellophane tube since being printed in 1976 and has only been removed to be photographed this poster was taken from a consignment of old unopened. Other than the few dollars she was paid to model sintra never received any royalties.