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Drawing, Study for a Motif, Orient Line
This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and made for (as the client) Orient Line, Anderson, Green & Company Ltd.. It is dated July 20, 1934 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is graphite and blue, black, and red gouache on heavy 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
10.5 × 20.1 cm (4 1/8 × 7 15/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamp in purple ink, verso: DESIGNED BY / 20 Jul[---] / E MC[---]
It is inscribed
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: used in black / and white [circled]; alternative symbol for / [cut off].
Cite this object as
Drawing, Study for a Motif, Orient Line; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Client: Orient Line, Anderson, Green & Company Ltd.; USA; graphite and blue, black, and red gouache on heavy paper; 10.5 × 20.1 cm (4 1/8 × 7 15/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-555