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Go Great Western to Cornwall

Poster
1932 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Great Western Railway (issuer)
McKnight Kauffer (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

"Go Great Western to Cornwall". Poster designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. Issued by the Great Western Railway, Great Britain, 1932

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Object details

Category
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleGo Great Western to Cornwall (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Ink
Paper
Lithography
Brief description
"Go Great Western to Cornwall". Poster designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. Issued by the Great Western Railway, Great Britain, 1932
Dimensions
  • Height: 101.6cm
  • Width: 63.5cm
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1044-2004

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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