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1937

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1947

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1963

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Drawing, Study for an Advertisement, Stetson Hats

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and made for (as the client) The John B. Stetson Company. It is dated ca. 1942 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is paper collage, brush and gouache, pen and black ink, graphite on board. 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

49.7 × 38.1 cm (19 9/16 × 15 in.)

It is signed

Signed in brush and blue gouache, lower right: E. McKnight Kauffer

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study for an Advertisement, Stetson Hats; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Client: The John B. Stetson Company; USA; paper collage, brush and gouache, pen and black ink, graphite on board; 49.7 × 38.1 cm (19 9/16 × 15 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-724

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