American Airlines and Sabena to Niagara Falls and Canada by Edward McKnight Kauffer
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Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890 – 1954) was an American-born artist noted for his Avant Garde graphic design and poster art, especially in Britain. He studied painting first, at evening classes at the Mark Hopkins Institute, San Francisco (1910–12), at the Art Institute of Chicago, with lettering (1912), and in Paris at the Académie Moderne (1913–14). In 1912 he adopted the name of an early patron, Professor Joseph McKnight (1865–1942), as a gesture of gratitude. In 1914 he settled in Britain.
From 1915 McKnight Kauffer designed posters for companies such as London Underground Railways (1915–40), Shell UK Ltd, the Daily Herald and British Petroleum (1934–6). One of his master works, Soaring to Success! Daily Herald—The Early Bird (1919; see Haworth-Booth), was derived from Japanese prints and from Vorticism. In 1920 he was a founder-member of Group x with Wyndham Lewis and others. McKnight Kauffer’s designs included illustrations for T.S. Eliot’s Ariel Poems (London, 1927–31) and for publications by the Nonesuch Press and Cresset Press, using the pochoir process of coloured hand-stencilling (see Stencilling); he also designed photomurals ephemera such as luggage labels; and theatre and ballet costumes and sets, including Checkmate (1937; see Haworth-Booth). He made skilful use of the airbrush and the montage technique, often applying his knowledge of modern art movements such as Constructivism and Surrealism. In 1940 he went to New York, where he designed posters for war relief agencies, the United Nations and American Airlines (1946–53), as well as many book jackets and illustrations.
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American Airlines and Sabena to Niagara Falls and Canada — 1950
Image Size
4899 px x 6568 px
15.22" w x 24.38" h
300 DPI
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From 1915 McKnight Kauffer designed posters for companies such as London Underground Railways (1915–40), Shell UK Ltd, the Daily Herald and British Petroleum (1934–6). One of his master works, Soaring to Success! Daily Herald—The Early Bird (1919; see Haworth-Booth), was derived from Japanese prints and from Vorticism. In 1920 he was a founder-member of Group x with Wyndham Lewis and others. McKnight Kauffer’s designs included illustrations for T.S. Eliot’s Ariel Poems (London, 1927–31) and for publications by the Nonesuch Press and Cresset Press, using the pochoir process of coloured hand-stencilling (see Stencilling); he also designed photomurals ephemera such as luggage labels; and theatre and ballet costumes and sets, including Checkmate (1937; see Haworth-Booth). He made skilful use of the airbrush and the montage technique, often applying his knowledge of modern art movements such as Constructivism and Surrealism. In 1940 he went to New York, where he designed posters for war relief agencies, the United Nations and American Airlines (1946–53), as well as many book jackets and illustrations.
Title
American Airlines and Sabena to Niagara Falls and Canada — 1950
Image Size
4899 px x 6568 px
15.22" w x 24.38" h
300 DPI
Tiff
Note: Watermark will not appear on downloaded file