Magicians Prefer Shell
Poster
1934 (made)
1934 (made)
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Edward McKnight Kauffer was an influential designer who contributed a number of designs to the various Shell-Mex poster campaigns of the 1930s. Kauffer also designed ‘Explorers Prefer Shell’ and ‘Actors Prefer Shell’ for this series naming different professions.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | 'Magicians Prefer Shell. You Can Be Sure Of Shell'. Colour lithograph poster designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. One of a series of lorry bills issued by Shell Mex and B.P. Ltd., Great Britain, 1934. |
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| 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 was an influential designer who contributed a number of designs to the various Shell-Mex poster campaigns of the 1930s. Kauffer also designed ‘Explorers Prefer Shell’ and ‘Actors Prefer Shell’ for this series naming different professions. |
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| Accession number | E.1056-2004 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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