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International Aero Exhibition

Poster
1929 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster advertising Shell-Mex at the International Aero Exhibition, Olympia, London 1929. An art deco-style graphic design of a bi-plane in the centre, flanked by blocks of colour and text in various sizes. Signed and dated 'E McKnight Kauffer 1929'.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleInternational Aero Exhibition (trade title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
'International Aero Exhibition'. Colour lithograph poster advertising Shell-Mex at the International Aero Exhibition, Olympia, London, July, 1929. Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and issued by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd, Great Britain, 1929.
Physical description
Poster advertising Shell-Mex at the International Aero Exhibition, Olympia, London 1929. An art deco-style graphic design of a bi-plane in the centre, flanked by blocks of colour and text in various sizes. Signed and dated 'E McKnight Kauffer 1929'.
Dimensions
  • From departmental notes height: 114cm
  • From departmental notes width: 82cm
  • See notes field height: 71.1cm
  • See notes field width: 109.4cm
Second pair of 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
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'E McKnight Kauffer 1929' (Signed and dated.)
Credit line
Given by Roderick Eustace Enthoven
Subjects depicted
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
21/G9 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Accession number
E.418-1981

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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