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'How bravely Autumn paints upon the sky...'

Poster
1955 (issued), 1938 (first issued)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster advertising a memorial exhibition of the artist's work held at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 7 October - 27 November 1955. The design shows a woodland scene in autumn and features a quote from the poet Thomas Hood. Signed 'E. McKnight Kauffer Hon. R.D.I.'


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title'How bravely Autumn paints upon the sky...' (trade title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
'How bravely Autumn paints upon the sky...' Poster advertising a memorial exhibition of the artist's work held at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. The design shows a woodland scene in autumn and features a quote from the poet Thomas Hood. A re-issue of a 1938 poster designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. Great Britain, 1955.
Physical description
Poster advertising a memorial exhibition of the artist's work held at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 7 October - 27 November 1955. The design shows a woodland scene in autumn and features a quote from the poet Thomas Hood. Signed 'E. McKnight Kauffer Hon. R.D.I.'
Dimensions
  • Height: 101.6cm
  • Width: 63.5cm
Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1955-1956 London: HMSO 1963
Marks and inscriptions
'E. McKnight Kauffer Hon. R.D.I.' (Signed)
Object history
This is a 1955 re-issue of a design that was first issued by the London Passenger Transport Board in 1938 (see Circ.407-1971).
Production
This is a 1955 re-issue of a design that was first issued by the London Passenger Transport Board in 1938 (see Circ.407-1971).
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceThe design features a quote from the 19th century poet Thomas Hood.
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1955-1956 London: HMSO, 1963
  • 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
Collection
Accession number
E.685-1955

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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