Epping Forest by Motor Bus

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Artist/Maker	Underground Electric Railways Company of London Ltd (issued by) Kauffer, Edward McKnight (artist)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Design for a poster advertising the London General Omnibus Company.

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Categories	Drawings Designs Advertising Transport Posters
Object type	poster
Title	Epping Forest by Motor Bus (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Gouache and body colour Gouache Body Colour Drawing
Brief description	Original design by Edward McKnight Kauffer for a poster entitled 'Epping Forest by Motor Bus', advertising the London General Omnibus Company that was issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd. Great Britain, 1920.
Physical description	Design for a poster advertising the London General Omnibus Company.
Dimensions	Height: 75.3cm Width: 50.4cm Measurements taken from: Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Marks and inscriptions	'E McK K 20' (Signed and dated.)
Credit line	Given by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd.
Production	The final poster was issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd.
Subjects depicted	Travel Transport
Place depicted	Epping
Associated object	E.2024-1921 (Reproduction)
Bibliographic references	Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1 Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1926
Other numbers	21/C4 - V&A microfiche C.10095 - Object no.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	CIRC.838-1926

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1034038/epping-forest-by-motor-bus-poster-kauffer-edward-mcknight/

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