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Actors Prefer Shell.

Poster
1933 (designed), 1935 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lorry bill promoting Shell. Signed and dated 'E. McKnight Kauffer, '33' and numbered '434'.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Actors Prefer Shell. (trade title)
  • You Can Be Sure Of Shell (series title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
'You Can Be Sure Of Shell. Actors Prefer Shell'. Colour lithograph poster designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. Issued by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd., Great Britain, 1935.
Physical description
Lorry bill promoting Shell. Signed and dated 'E. McKnight Kauffer, '33' and numbered '434'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.2cm
  • Width: 114cm
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, '33' (Signed and dated.)
  • '434' (Numbered.)
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/D8 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Accession number
E.513-1980

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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