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Designer:
E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954  Search this
Client:
London Passenger Transport Board, London, England  Search this
Printer:
Sanders Phillips and Company, Ltd. at The Baynard Press, London, England  Search this
Medium:
Offset lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
25.5 × 32 cm (10 1/16 × 12 5/8 in.)
Type:
graphic design
Print
Object Name:
Print
Made in:
London, England, United Kingdom
Date:
1937
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Poster design for the London Underground, advertising the Commercial Motor Show at Earls Court which can be reached by the railway. At center, image of a tire rolling down an abstracted black street with a white sphere on the horizon; blue and yellow sky in the distance. Text in black and grey, above: COMMERCIAL MOTOR SHOW / EARLS COURT / NOVEMBER 4TH-13TH; below: STATIONS – EARLS COURT BUSES 30 . 74 [London Underground logo in yellow and gray] / WEST BROMPTON
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer
Accession Number:
1963-39-169
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4173f2fed-d652-405e-8ada-8bffd23272d4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1963-39-169