Object Details
Designer
E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954
Client
London Passenger Transport Board, London, England
Printer
Sanders Phillips and Company, Ltd. at The Baynard Press, London, England
Photographer
Kate Jacob, English
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
In upper half of sheet, center, a small two-toned green leaf, vertically oriented. At the left edge of leaf, a suggestion of a shadow in dark brown. At right edge, the suggestion of light bordered by a horizontal block of gray resembling haze. These superimposed on a large green and brown leaf placed diagonally to the left and covering almost the full length of sheet. At lower left, flush with margin, a photo mechanical reproduction of a country lane with distant farm buildings. A line describing a rectangle is superimposed asymmetrically on the photograph. Flush with the lower right corner of photo, a gray circle bisected by a dark brown rectangular bar, the symbol for the London Underground. In upper right corner, in very large outlined capital letters, partly superimposed on the larger leaf: SPRING; at center left, in smaller green and brown capital letters: IN THE VILLAGE.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer
Date
1936
Accession Number
1963-39-82-2
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Poster
Type
Poster
Medium
Lithograph on paper, lined
Dimensions
100.1 × 62.6 cm (39 7/16 × 24 5/8 in.)
(linen lining): 109.7 × 72.2 cm (43 3/16 × 28 7/16 in.)
made in
London, England, United Kingdom
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Data Source
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Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1963-39-82-2