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Poster

1931 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890–1954) was born in the USA but moved to Britain in 1914. He was influenced by Cubism and Vorticism, and in this poster, Neo-Romanticism, and produced posters for many organisations including London Transport and Great Western Railway. He was Shell’s principal poster designer and produced over 180 artworks for Shell during the 1920s and 1930s.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
"The New Forest. See Britain First on Winter Shell" by Edward McKnight Kauffer, 1931, UK
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
Summary
Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890–1954) was born in the USA but moved to Britain in 1914. He was influenced by Cubism and Vorticism, and in this poster, Neo-Romanticism, and produced posters for many organisations including London Transport and Great Western Railway. He was Shell’s principal poster designer and produced over 180 artworks for Shell during the 1920s and 1930s.
Collection
Accession number
E.1046-2004

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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