Object Details
Designer
E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954
Client
British General Post Office, London, England
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Design for a British General Post Office poster. Shape of a black telephone receiver facing forward, standing upright on a striped blue-gray ground. Text in white, at both ends of the receiver: "HELLO"; Superimposed over blue brushstrokes in white and black text, center: THE TELEPHONE; below, on either side of the telephone receiver, in blue text: AT YOUR / SERVICE.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer
Date
April 9, 1937
Accession Number
1963-39-524
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Brush and gouache, graphite on paper
Dimensions
26.6 × 17.8 cm (10 1/2 × 7 in.)
designed in
England
made in
London, England, United Kingdom
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1963-39-524