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Drawing, Illustration for The World in 2030 A.D.

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and written by Simone Weil, Rachel Bespaloff and Frederick Edwin Smith and published by Pantheon. It is dated ca. 1930 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is airbrush and black ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Edward McKnight Kauffer. It is credited Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.

Its dimensions are

27.4 × 20.2 cm (10 13/16 × 7 15/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Illustration for The World in 2030 A.D.; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Written by Simone Weil (French, 1909–1943), Rachel Bespaloff (Ukrainian, b. Bulgaria, 1895–1949), Frederick Edwin Smith (British, 1872–1930); Published by Pantheon (United States); USA; airbrush and black ink on paper; 27.4 × 20.2 cm (10 13/16 × 7 15/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-496

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