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Study for "Labor Supports"

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Study for a "Labor Supports" poster or advertisement. At center, large head in profile with no facial features, wearing a black cap with an American flag badge pinned to it, and a blue collared shirt (only the collar is depicted). A pencil is tucked behind the figure's ear. Below, cropped text in black: TS. Graphite markings throughout.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954
Client
Congress of Industrial Organizations, American, born 1935
Date
ca. 1944
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer
Medium
Brush and gouache, graphite on board
Dimensions
28.2 × 21.2 cm (11 1/8 × 8 3/8 in.)
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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