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Drawing, Study for a Mechanical Man
This is a Drawing. It was designed by E. McKnight Kauffer and made for (as the client) Shell-Mex and BP Ltd..
This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Merrill Berman as part of Underground Modernist: E. McKnight Kauffer.
Kauffer understood the allure associated with the emerging field of civilian aviation. His friend Whitney Straight, a race car driver and pilot, partnered with Miles Aircraft to develop the sleek M.11 airplane. With a blurred propellor, the M.11 flies through Kauffer’s airbrushed clouds and signature space frame. A robotic “Shell Man” watches from the ground. Kauffer designed the playful mascot, which appeared regularly in Shell advertisements.
It is credited Collection of Merrill C. Berman.
- Drawing, Study of an Abstract Figure
- graphite, brush and gouache on cream paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-908
- Print, This Stays on the Job
- offset lithograph on paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-585
- Print, Lubrication by Shell
- offset lithograph on off-white board.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-587
Our curators have highlighted 4 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Print, It Stays on the Job
- offset lithograph on paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-586
- Drawing, Design for "Official for Winter, Double Shell Lubricating Oil"
- brush and gouache, graphite on paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-544
- Drawing, Study for "Official for Winter Double Shell Lubricating Oil"
- brush and black wash, gouache, graphite on wove paper.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-543
Its dimensions are
H x W: 30.5 × 22.9 cm (12 × 9 in.)
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Underground Modernist: E. McKnight Kauffer.
