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1930

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1940

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Drawing, Design for an Advertisement, Orient Line

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and made for (as the client) Orient Line, Anderson, Green & Company Ltd.. It is dated ca. 1935 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is graphite, brush and gouache 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.

Its dimensions are

11.9 × 8.5 cm (4 11/16 × 3 3/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for an Advertisement, Orient Line; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Client: Orient Line, Anderson, Green & Company Ltd.; USA; graphite, brush and gouache on paper; 11.9 × 8.5 cm (4 11/16 × 3 3/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-680

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