Cheaper Empire Telegrams
Poster Design
early 1938 (made)
early 1938 (made)
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Preliminary design for a poster for the General Post Office, a graphic design with colourful panels in red, blue and yellow, with an example of a telegram and various text sizes and styles in various colours. Stamped on the reverse 'Design By E. McKnight Kauffer 21 Feb. 1938'.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Cheaper Empire Telegrams (trade title) |
| Materials and techniques | Body colour and pencil drawing |
| Brief description | 'Cheaper Empire Telegrams'. Preliminary design by Edward McKnight Kauffer for a poster that was issued by the General Post Office, Great Britain, 1938. |
| Physical description | Preliminary design for a poster for the General Post Office, a graphic design with colourful panels in red, blue and yellow, with an example of a telegram and various text sizes and styles in various colours. Stamped on the reverse 'Design By E. McKnight Kauffer 21 Feb. 1938'. |
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| Production type | Design |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Design By E. McKnight Kauffer 21 Feb. 1938' (Stamped on the reverse) |
| Production | The final poster was issued by the General Post Office in 1938. |
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| Bibliographic reference | 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 |
| Other number | 23/B2 - V&A microfiche |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.3276-1980 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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