EDWARD MCKNIGHT KAUFFER (1890 1954) CONTACT WITH THE WORLD

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Sale 2702 - Lot 81

Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000

EDWARD MCKNIGHT KAUFFER (1890-1954)

CONTACT WITH THE WORLD / USE THE TELEPHONE. 1934.

29½x19¼ inches, 75x49 cm. General Post Office, London.
Condition B+: small replaced losses, repaired tears and overpainting at edges; creases and restoration in image; unobtrusive horizontal fold. Framed.

The General Post Office "needed to communicate its activities in a way that would persuade the British public not only to use its services but also to appreciate and identify with the sophistication of this government system" (Kauffer p. 95).

Crouse p, 106, Kauffer p. 96, MoMA 424.1939, V&A E.3227-1980.

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