Object Details
Designer
E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954
Client
Fortune, New York, New York, USA
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Design for the cover of an issue of Fortune magazine. Image of the interior of a cargo ship. At bottom center are two blue silhouettes of workers, one is pushing a barrel at center and the other to the right is leaning against cargo containers. Seen at top is the opening where another worker signals down a crane, lowering a cargo container.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer
Date
November 1945
Accession Number
1963-39-1217
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Brush and gouache, graphite on illustration board
Dimensions
42.7 × 35.5 cm (16 13/16 × 14 in.)
made in
New York, New York, USA
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Data Source
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Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1963-39-1217