Merchants - Prefer Shell
Poster
1933 (made)
1933 (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 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
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Merchants - Prefer Shell (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | "Merchants - Prefer Shell" by Edward McKnight Kauffer. UK, 1933 |
| Physical description | Poster depicting a wooden crate marked 'F.O.R London' being winched up on a crane hook. |
| 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 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.1052-2004 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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