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Design for an Advertisement, SSS The Sign of Straightforward Trading

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Study for an SSS advertisement. An oak leaf in black, superimposed with white lettering in a vertical line: SSS. Below and to the left, an acorn in black, joined to the leaf by a rectangle. In graphite, lower right, between framing lines for copy: THE SIGN OF / STRAIGHT / FORWARD TRADING.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954
Date
1936
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer
Medium
Brush and black, white gouache, graphite on thick paper
Dimensions
14.4 × 10.7 cm (5 11/16 × 4 3/16 in.)
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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