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1939

  • Work on this object began.

1949

  • Work on this object ended.

1963

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Design for "War Bonds Make Shells"

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. It is dated ca. 1944 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is brush and gouache, graphite 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

28.2 × 21.2 cm (11 1/8 × 8 3/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for "War Bonds Make Shells"; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); USA; brush and gouache, graphite on paper; 28.2 × 21.2 cm (11 1/8 × 8 3/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-597

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