Object Details
Designer
E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954
Client
London Passenger Transport Board, London, England
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Poster design for the London Underground, advertising the opportunity to use the railway to leave London during the Bank Holiday in August. Three silhouettes of blue postmen carrying flags (with the London Underground logo) and running. Below, in red ink: AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY; in blue: OUT BY LONDON TRANSPORT / PLEASE ASK AT/ TICKET OFFICE / FOR LEAFLET OF / SUMMER OUTINGS.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer
Date
1937
Accession Number
1963-39-92
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Poster
Type
Poster
Medium
Offset lithograph on paper, lined
Dimensions
107.2 × 68.5 cm (42 3/16 × 26 15/16 in.)
made in
London, England, United Kingdom
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1963-39-92