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Go Great Western to Devon

Poster
1932 (designed), 1932 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster advertising the Great Western Railway. Signed and dated 'E McKnight Kauffer '32' and lettered 'Printed by William Brown & Co Ltd, London E.C.3 and S.E.1'.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGo Great Western to Devon (trade title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
'Go Great Western To Devon'. Colour lithograph poster designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. Issued by the Great Western Railway, Great Britain, 1932.
Physical description
Poster advertising the Great Western Railway. Signed and dated 'E McKnight Kauffer '32' and lettered 'Printed by William Brown & Co Ltd, London E.C.3 and S.E.1'.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 99.8cm
  • Cut to width: 61.5cm
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 '32' (Signed and dated.)
  • 'Printed by William Brown & Co Ltd, London E.C.3 and S.E.1' (Lettered.)
Credit line
Given by Roderick Eustace Enthoven
Subjects depicted
Place 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
22/B7 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Accession number
E.420-1981

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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