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Poster, Quickest Way by Air Mail
This is a Poster. It was designed by E. McKnight Kauffer and made for (as the client) British General Post Office. It is dated 1935 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is offset lithograph on paper, lined. 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
75.7 × 50.5 cm (29 13/16 × 19 7/8 in.)
It is signed
Printed in script, in black ink, center right: E McKnight Kauffer 1935 [underlined]
It is inscribed
Printed in black ink, lower left corner: P.R.D 111.; lower right: GPO [crowned and encircled]
Cite this object as
Poster, Quickest Way by Air Mail; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Client: British General Post Office; England; offset lithograph on paper, lined; 75.7 × 50.5 cm (29 13/16 × 19 7/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-71
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.
