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1930

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1940

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1963

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Drawing, Study for an Invitation with Drafting Triangle

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and made for (as the client) The Reimann School and Studios of Industrial and Commercial Art. It is dated ca. 1935 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is graphite, brush and gouache, paper collage on cream 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

15.1 × 19.2 cm (5 15/16 × 7 9/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study for an Invitation with Drafting Triangle; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Client: The Reimann School and Studios of Industrial and Commercial Art; USA; graphite, brush and gouache, paper collage on cream paper; 15.1 × 19.2 cm (5 15/16 × 7 9/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-905

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