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1935

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1963

  • We acquired this object.

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Poster, Orient Line to Australia

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

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Its dimensions are

101.7 × 63.4 cm (40 1/16 × 24 15/16 in.)

It is signed

Printed in script, in black ink, center right: E. McKnight Kauffer.

Cite this object as

Poster, Orient Line to Australia; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Client: Orient Line, Anderson, Green & Company Ltd.; USA; offset lithograph on paper; 101.7 × 63.4 cm (40 1/16 × 24 15/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-76

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