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London History at the London Museum

Poster Design
1922 (made)
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.

Object details

Categories
Posters
Transport
Drawings
Designs
Advertising
London History
Object type
Poster Design
TitleLondon 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 typeDesign
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
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 createdJune 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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