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1930

  • Work on this object began.

1940

  • Work on this object ended.

1963

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Study for an Advertisement, OK Triplex

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and made for (as the client) Shell-Mex and BP Ltd.. It is dated ca. 1935 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is 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

22.6 × 16.7 cm (8 7/8 × 6 9/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study for an Advertisement, OK Triplex; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Client: Shell-Mex and BP Ltd.; USA; graphite on paper; 22.6 × 16.7 cm (8 7/8 × 6 9/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-634

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