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1948

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1963

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Drawing, Design for an Advertisement, Stroock

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and made for (as the client) S. Stroock & Co., Inc.. It is dated August 1948 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is graphite, brush and gouache on heavy 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

43.1 × 33.4 cm (16 15/16 × 13 1/8 in.)

It is signed

Signed in pen and black ink, at lower right corner: Design by E. McKnight Kauffer / 8/24 [circled]

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for an Advertisement, Stroock; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Client: S. Stroock & Co., Inc. (Newburg, New York, USA); USA; graphite, brush and gouache on heavy paper; 43.1 × 33.4 cm (16 15/16 × 13 1/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-719

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