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1932

  • Work on this object began.

1942

  • Work on this object ended.

1963

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Study for an Advertisement, Ring Us Up

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and made for (as the client) British General Post Office. It is dated ca. 1937 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is graphite, brush and yellow, black, and gray gouache 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

13 × 9 cm (5 1/8 × 3 9/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study for an Advertisement, Ring Us Up; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Client: British General Post Office; USA; graphite, brush and yellow, black, and gray gouache on paper; 13 × 9 cm (5 1/8 × 3 9/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-637

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