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1933

  • Work on this object began.

1943

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1963

  • We acquired this object.

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Clipping, Summer Shell from May to October

This is a Clipping. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and made for (as the client) Shell-Mex and BP Ltd.. It is dated ca. 1938 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is offset lithograph on newsprint. 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

30.3 × 20.5 cm (11 15/16 × 8 1/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Clipping, Summer Shell from May to October; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Client: Shell-Mex and BP Ltd.; USA; offset lithograph on newsprint; 30.3 × 20.5 cm (11 15/16 × 8 1/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-582

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