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1943

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1953

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1963

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Drawing, Design for an Advertisement, Vulcain

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and made for (as the client) Manufacture des Montres Vulcain S.A.. It is dated ca. 1948 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is paper collage, white chalk, brush and gouache on black 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

26.2 × 35 cm (10 5/16 × 13 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for an Advertisement, Vulcain; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Client: Manufacture des Montres Vulcain S.A.; USA; paper collage, white chalk, brush and gouache on black paper; 26.2 × 35 cm (10 5/16 × 13 3/4 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-740

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