Poster — E. McKnight Kauffer. Poster Art 1915-40, England, 1973
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1973
Poster in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number E.2003-1973), made in England, dated 1973, attributed to Branfield, Peter. The museum's brief description reads: 'E. McKnight Kauffer'; Poster advertising a travelling exhibition organized by the Circulation Department, Victoria and Albert Museum; Colour screen print; Design by Peter Branfield; Great Britain; 1973.. Museum description: 'E. McKnight Kauffer'; Poster advertising a travelling exhibition organized by the Circulation Department, Victoria and Albert Museum, November 1973 showing part of Kauffer's design 'Soaring to Success!', a flock of stylised birds, in white, grey and black, against a yellow ground. The museum records it as Colour screen print, measuring Height 760 mm; Width 508 mm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
A poster for a travelling exhibition organised by the Circulation Department of the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1973. Peter Branfield, a designer for Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO), was commissioned to produce numerous posters for the V&A Museum. Although the Museum operated under various constraints and conventions with regard to posters, Branfield was often allowed to make the final choice of image. For this poster he chose and re-drew from a photograph one of Mcknight Kauffer's poster designs, Soaring to Success! Daily Herald- the Early Bird which re-launched the Labour Party's newspaper in 1919.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- printing ink
- Dimensions
- Height 760 mm; Width 508 mm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Colour screen print
- Maker recorded
- Branfield, Peter
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Museum object name
- Poster
- Museum object number
- E.2003-1973
- Museum system number
- O75599
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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