A.R.P Calling You
Poster Design
1938 (made)
1938 (made)
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'A. R. P. Calling You, Air Raid Precautions, Get In Touch With Your Local Council'. Original design for a poster with large graphic text 'ARP' in red and yellow, black and blue respectively, with lines of text in differing angles and colours. Signed and dated in ink 'E. McKnight Kauffer, 1938' and stamped on the reverse 'Design Bt E. McKnight Kauffer 26 Apr. 1938'.
Object details
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| Title | A.R.P Calling You (trade title) |
| Materials and techniques | Body colour |
| Brief description | 'A.R.P. Calling You'. Original design for a poster poster issued by the Air Raid Precautions Department, Home Office, before the outbreak of the Second World War. Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer, Great Britain, 1938. |
| Physical description | 'A. R. P. Calling You, Air Raid Precautions, Get In Touch With Your Local Council'. Original design for a poster with large graphic text 'ARP' in red and yellow, black and blue respectively, with lines of text in differing angles and colours. Signed and dated in ink 'E. McKnight Kauffer, 1938' and stamped on the reverse 'Design Bt E. McKnight Kauffer 26 Apr. 1938'. |
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| Production type | Design |
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| Object history | The final poster was issued by the Air Raid Precautions Department, Home Office, before the outbreak of the Second World War. |
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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/A7 - V&A microfiche |
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| Accession number | E.3266-1980 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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