Edward McKnight Kauffer - part 2

1927 Edward McKnight Kauffer by Howard Costa
© National Portrait Gallery, London

Hailed in his lifetime as “the poster king,” E. McKnight Kauffer (American, 1890–1954) believed that the street was an art gallery for the people. While living in England between 1914 and 1940, Kauffer produced radical posters for advertising that introduced modernism to the public. He experimented in provocative ways with line, form, space, and colour to promote services and products. He did not limit himself to posters, and designed a remarkable range of book covers, rugs, theatrical productions, and more, continuing his work in New York from 1940 until his death.

For more biographical notes and for earlier works, see part 1 also.

This is part 2 of a 6-part series on the works of E. McKnight Kauffer:

c1920 Fabric labels for Steinthal & Co., Manchester for bales of cotton goods:

(Horse and Jockey)
colour lithograph on cream paper 22.5 x 17.8 cm

Afanado Fabric label for Steinthal & Co., Manchester
colour lithograph 12.4 x 10.5 cm

Ardilla
colour lithograph 15.1 x 10.2 cm

bodas de oro
colour lithograph 15.1 x 10.3 cm

chorro de oro.
 colour lithograph 14 x 10 cm

circulo de armas
colour lithograph 13.7 x 9.5 cm

Compadre
colour lithograph 15.6 x 10.5 cm

dia de la raza
colour lithograph 15.4 x 10 cm

El Indio
colour lithograph 15.7 x 10.6 cm

El Progresso
colour lithograph

Murcielago
colour lithograph 14.9 x 10.3 cm

La Fuente
colour lithograph 15.2 x 10.2 cm

La Suerte
colour lithograph 16.2 x 10.8 cm

La Playa
colour lithograph 14 x 9.5 cm

La Casita
colour lithograph 16.2 x 11.4 cm

jockey club
colour lithograph 15.2 x 9.8 cm

El Salto
colour lithograph 15.2 x 10.2 cm

Rompe Espina
colour lithograph 16.8 x 10.5 cm

Ramillete
colour lithograph 15.4 x 10.3 cm

presidencial
colour lithograph 13.7 x 10.2 cm

premio gordo
colour lithograph 15.4 x 10.2 cm

Paseo de Gracia
colour lithograph 12.9 x 10.5 cm

Panela
colour lithograph 15.9 x 10.6 cm

Murcieelago
colour lithograph 14.9 x 10.3 cm
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1921 Eastman and Son Ltd
colour lithograph poster 57 x 40.1 cm

1921 Victoria & Albert Museum
colour lithograph poster for London Underground
 100 x 62.9 cm
MoMA, New York

1921 Vigil for Lovely Frocks, The Pure Silk
colour lithograph poster 74.9 x 49.5 cm
MoMA, New York

c1921 The Forest Glades of Epping
colour lithograph poster for the London General Omnibus Company 75.6 x 50.5 cm

1922 Flower-piece
woodcut on paper 23.2 x 18.1 cm

1922 Gloves Cleaned, Colour and Beauty Restored, Eastman & Son, Ltd., Dyers and Cleaners
colour lithograph poster 56.5 x 40.6 cm
MoMA, New York

1922 London History at the London Museum
 colour lithograph poster 101.6 x 62 cm
MoMA, New York

1922 The "Rocket" of Mr. Stephenson of Newcastle, 1829 at the Museum of Science South Kemsington
colour lithograph poster for Underground Electric Railways Co., London 101 x 62.5 cm

1922 The Westminster Press, Printers
colour lithograph poster 75 x 50.2 cm
MoMA, New York

1922 Winter Sales Are Best Reached by the Underground
colour lithograph London Transport poster

1923 Eastman and Son London Dyers & Cleaners for over 120 years
colour lithograph poster 51 x 41 cm

1923 Eastman and Son London Dyers and Cleaners for over 100 Years
colour lithograph poster 57.1 x 41.7 cm

1923 Museum Of Natural History South Kensington
colour lithograph poster for London Transport

1923 Read "Cricketer" in the Manchester Guardian
two-colour lithograph poster 76.2 x 50.3 cm
MoMA, New York

1924 Eno's "Fruit Salt" first thing every morning
 colour lithograph poster 75.6 x 50.2 cm
MoMA, New York

1924 Eno's "Fruit Salt" first thing every morning
 colour lithograph poster 77.5 x 56.5 cm
MoMA, New York

1924 Bushey Park by Tram
colour lithograph poster for London Transport 76.2 x 51.2 cm