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Study for an Advertisement, Shell

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Study for a Shell-Mex and BP Ltd. poster or advertisement. At center, text rendered as though stenciled, in black gouache: SHELL. Below, an image of a brush and an unidentifiable square object in graphite.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954
Client
Shell-Mex and BP Ltd., London, England
Date
ca. 1933
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer
Medium
Brush and black gouache, graphite on white paper
Dimensions
17.8 × 17 cm (7 × 6 11/16 in.)
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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