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Magicians Prefer Shell

Poster
1934 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Magicians Prefer Shell (generic title)
  • You Can Be Sure Of Shell (series title)
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.2cm
  • Width: 114.3cm
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.
Collection
Accession number
E.1056-2004

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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