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Motor Show Earls Court

Poster
1937 (issued)
Artist/Maker
London Passenger Transport Board (issued by)
Kauffer, Edward McKnight (artist)
Place of origin
London (issued)

Colour offset lithograph poster advertising a Motor Show at Earls Court, held from October 14th to 23rd. Signed 'E. McKnight Kauffer' and numbered '37.4262.1500'.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleMotor Show Earls Court (trade title)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Colour Offset Lithography
Brief description
'Motor Show Earls Court'. Colour offset lithograph poster designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and issued by the London Passenger Transport Board, 1937.
Physical description
Colour offset lithograph poster advertising a Motor Show at Earls Court, held from October 14th to 23rd. Signed 'E. McKnight Kauffer' and numbered '37.4262.1500'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 101cm
  • Width: 63.3cm
Measurements taken from: 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
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'E. McKnight Kauffer' (Signed)
  • '37.4262.1500' (Numbered)
Credit line
Acquired from Adrian Tilbrook in 1971.
Associated object
E.527-1980 (Duplicate)
Bibliographic references
  • 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
  • Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1971
Other numbers
  • 22/G6 - V&A microfiche
  • 37.4262.1500 - numbered on sheet
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.327-1971

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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