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Poster, See the Model of the New Building
This is a Poster. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and printed by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd. and made for (as the client) London Passenger Transport Board. It is dated ca. 1936 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is lithograph on paper, lined. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was
donated by
Marion Dorn Kauffer.
It is credited Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
![A vertical poster for the German section of the Exhibition of the Society of Decorative Arts dominated by overlapping asymmetrical geometric shapes in blue, black and cream. A grey semicircle and a cream-grey sphere float in the center, while nine, white diagonal lines grow top to bottom from the center left, small sections of the first, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh lines from the top are red, and a small black and white figure dressed in overalls and a black bowler hat stands between the seventh and eight lines. Lowercase French text in cream at the top reads [section allemande], meaning [German Section], while at the bottom lowercase French text in cream, pale blue and grey reads [exposition de la société des artistes décorateurs grand palais 14 mai to 13 juillet], meaning [Exhibition of the Society of Decorative Arts, Grand Palais 14th May to 13th July], with the word 'exposition' highlighted in red. The graphic designer of the poster Herbert Bayer has his signature in lowercase black letters at the lower right, whilst at the very bottom right of the poster in black capital letters is written H. CHACHOIN IMP PARIS 1930.](https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/359108_429ceab35189ca32_n.jpg "Poster, Section Allemande (German Section), Exposition de la Société des Artistes Décorateurs (Exhibition of the Society of Decorative Arts), Grand Palais")
- Poster, Section Allemande (German Section), Exposition de la Société des...
- lithograph.
- 15.2019.1
Its dimensions are
101.5 × 63.6 cm (39 15/16 × 25 1/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamp in purple ink, lower left: MADE IN ENGLAND
It is signed
Printed in script, in blue ink, center right: E. McKnight Kauffer D. I.
It is inscribed
Printed in black ink, lower left: 36. 4972. 500.; lower right: WATERLOW & SONS. LTD.. [sic] LONDON & DUNSTABLE.
Cite this object as
Poster, See the Model of the New Building; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Printed by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd.; Client: London Passenger Transport Board (England, GB, United Kingdom); USA; lithograph on paper, lined; 101.5 × 63.6 cm (39 15/16 × 25 1/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-78-B
