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1930

  • Work on this object began.

1940

  • Work on this object ended.

1963

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Drawing, Study for an Advertisement, 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 ca. 1935 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is graphite on cream 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

22.7 × 13.7 cm (8 15/16 × 5 3/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper center: Sketch for poster [underlined].

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study for an Advertisement, Orient Line; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Client: Orient Line, Anderson, Green & Company Ltd.; USA; graphite on cream paper; 22.7 × 13.7 cm (8 15/16 × 5 3/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-564

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