Poster
1904 (made)
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Poster for the July 1904 edition of Sunset magazine, depicting a man on horseback looking out across a landscape with desert, mountains and cacti.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | colour process engraving |
| Brief description | Poster for Sunset magazine, L. Maynard Dixon, USA, 1904 |
| Physical description | Poster for the July 1904 edition of Sunset magazine, depicting a man on horseback looking out across a landscape with desert, mountains and cacti. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Dixon '04 (signed) |
| Credit line | Given by H. L. Sparks |
| Object history | Sunset was first published in 1898 as a promotional magazine for the Southern Pacific Transportation Company, to raise the profile of the West Coast. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1925, London: Board of Education, 1926. |
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| Accession number | E.114-1925 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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