![A lithograph on paper poster for the National War Fund in 1942. A helmeted head in black semi-silhouette in left profile is set against a blue night sky. Superimposed on the head to the right is a large Greek flag, with its blue and white stripes and white cross at the top left corner, fluttering towards the right. Below the head and to the left is a silhouette of a classical temple with columns and a pediment with grey, white and black clouds floating above it and a white star parallel to the chin of the head. Capitalised white serif text printed diagonally to the right reads [GREECE]; followed by capitalised yellow, sans serif text which states [FIGHTS ON]. The poster is signed and dated in the bottom right corner in grey printed script [E. McKnight Kauffer '42].]( https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/346954_84edbddb60b5134f_b.jpg
"Poster, Greece Fights On")
There is one other image of this object. See our image rights statement.
Object Timeline
|
1942 |
|
|
1963 |
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2024 |
|
Poster, Greece Fights On
This is a Poster. It was designed by E. McKnight Kauffer and made for (as the client) National War Fund. It is dated 1942 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is lithograph on 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.
- Poster, Fashions in Flight
- lithograph.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-132
Its dimensions are
81 × 60.7 cm (31 7/8 × 23 7/8 in.)
It is signed
Printed in script, in gray ink, lower right: E. McKnight Kauffer '42.
Cite this object as
Poster, Greece Fights On; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Client: National War Fund; USA; lithograph on paper; 81 × 60.7 cm (31 7/8 × 23 7/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-109
