London History at the London Museum

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Artist/Maker	Kauffer, Edward McKnight (artist)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Original design for the poster 'London History at the London Museum', showing graphic image of a burning building with huge flames and streams of smoke.

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Categories	Posters Transport Drawings Designs Advertising London History
Object type	Poster Design
Title	London History at the London Museum (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Tempera and body colour Tempera Body Colour Tempera
Brief description	'London History at The London Museum'. Original design by Edward McKnight Kauffer for a poster issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd. in 1922.
Physical description	Original design for the poster 'London History at the London Museum', showing graphic image of a burning building with huge flames and streams of smoke.
Dimensions	Height: 52.4cm Width: 34cm From departmental notes.
Production type	Design
Marks and inscriptions	'E McK Kauffer 22' (Signed and dated.)
Credit line	Presented by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd.
Production	The resultant poster was issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd. in 1922.
Subjects depicted	Fires Great Fire of London
Place depicted	London
Associated objects	E.2-1924 (Version) E.94-1924 (Reproduction) E.1613-1966 (Version)
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 Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1924, published under the Authority of the Board of Education, London, 1926.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1-1924

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O767479/london-history-at-the-london-poster-design-kauffer-edward-mcknight/

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