E. McKnight Kauffer

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Introduction

Edward McKnight Kauffer (14 December 1890 – 22 October 1954) was an American artist and graphic designer who lived for much of his life in the United Kingdom. He worked mainly in poster art, but was also active as a painter, book illustrator and theatre designer.

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Q319819

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Nationalities

American, English, British

Gender

Male

Roles

Artist, Architect, Engraver, Designer, Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Painter

Names

E. McKnight Kauffer, Edward Leland McKnight Kauffer, Edward McKnight Kauffer, Edward Mcknight Kauffer, Kauffer, E McKnight Kauffer

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500023586

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The Value of Good Design

Hand Signals: Digits, Fists, and Talons

Full Steam Ahead: Ocean Travel Posters, 1930s

Underground Gallery: London Transport Posters 1920s–1940s

Art of the Twenties

E. McKnight Kauffer Route 59B, Reigate 1915

E. McKnight Kauffer Oxhey Woods 1915

E. McKnight Kauffer . IN . / . WATFORD . 1915 1915

E. McKnight Kauffer The London Group, Exhibition of Modern Art, Nov. 1 to Nov. 29, Mansard Gallery ca. 1915

E. McKnight Kauffer Derry and Toms - Economy and Smartness in Men's Wear 1917

E. McKnight Kauffer The London Group 1918

E. McKnight Kauffer Canadian War Memorials Exhibition - Royal Academy 1918

E. McKnight Kauffer Winter Sale at Derry & Toms 1919

E. McKnight Kauffer SUMMER SALE AT DERRY & TOMS 1919

E. McKnight Kauffer Vigil, The Pure Silk (Poster for embroidery silk) 1919

E. McKnight Kauffer The Golden Ballot, in Aid of Settlements for Disabled Sailors and Soldiers 1919

E. McKnight Kauffer Group X, Mansard Gallery 1920

E. McKnight Kauffer Shop Between 10 & 4, the Quite Hours 1921

E. McKnight Kauffer Winter Sales 1921

E. McKnight Kauffer Vigil for Lovely Frocks, the Pure Silk 1921

E. McKnight Kauffer Kuan-Yin, Victoria & Albert Museum 1921

E. McKnight Kauffer London Museum of Practical Geology (Poster for London Transport) 1922

E. McKnight Kauffer London History at the London Museum 1922

E. McKnight Kauffer Gloves Cleaned, Colour and Beauty Restored, Eastman & Son, Ltd., Dyers and Cleaners 1922

E. McKnight Kauffer The Westminster Press. Printers, 11 Henretta St. Covent Garden 1922

E. McKnight Kauffer The Royal United Service Museum (Poster for Underground Electric Railways Company) 1922

E. McKnight Kauffer Sunflowers 1917–22

E. McKnight Kauffer The "Rocket" of Mr. Stephenson of Newcastle, 1829, at the Museum of Science, South Kensington 1922

E. McKnight Kauffer Read "Cricketer" in the Manchester Guardian 1923

E. McKnight Kauffer Eastman & Son - Since 1802 the London Dyers and Cleaners 1923

E. McKnight Kauffer Museum of Natural History, South Kensington (Poster for London Transport) 1923

E. McKnight Kauffer Eastman and Son Ltd., London Dyers & Cleaners for over 120 Years 1923

E. McKnight Kauffer Near Waltham Cross by Tram 1924

E. McKnight Kauffer Imperial War Museum, The Vindictive Howitzer 1924

E. McKnight Kauffer Hadley Wood by Tram 1924

E. McKnight Kauffer "first thing every morning", Eno's "Fruit Salt", The World-Famed Effervescent Saline 1924

E. McKnight Kauffer Winter Sales Are Best Reached by Underground 1924

E. McKnight Kauffer "First Thing Every Morning", Eno's "Fruit Salt", The World-Famed Effervescent Saline 1924

E. McKnight Kauffer Bushey Park by Tram (Poster for London Transport) 1924

E. McKnight Kauffer Circulo de Armas (Fabric label for Steinthal & Co., Manchester) 1916-1924

E. McKnight Kauffer Whitsuntide Pleasures by Underground (Poster for London Transport) 1925

E. McKnight Kauffer The London Group 1925

E. McKnight Kauffer The Labour Woman 1925

E. McKnight Kauffer The Indian Museum, Book to South Kensington, Open Daily 1925

E. McKnight Kauffer England to India, A World Record in a Wolseley 1925

E. McKnight Kauffer The Wallace Collection (Poster for Underground Electric Railways Company) 1925

E. McKnight Kauffer British Industries Fair, White City, Feb. 20 - March 2 1925

E. McKnight Kauffer Spring Cleaning; Eastman & Son, the London Dyers & Cleaners since 1802 1925

E. McKnight Kauffer The New Trademark of Eastman and Son, the London Dyers & Cleaners Since 1802 1925

E. McKnight Kauffer The Flea, at the Natural History Museum 1926

E. McKnight Kauffer Socrates at the British Museum 1926

E. McKnight Kauffer The Lodger 1926

E. McKnight Kauffer Gloves, Gloves Cleaned, Colour and Newness Restored, Eastman and Son, The London Dyers & Cleaners since 1802, Branches Everywhere 1926

E. McKnight Kauffer Eastman and Son, Since 1802 1926

E. McKnight Kauffer Japan Number, The Manchester Guardian 1926

E. McKnight Kauffer Metropolis 1926

E. McKnight Kauffer Bananas 1926

E. McKnight Kauffer Eastman and Son, Since 1802 1927

E. McKnight Kauffer From Winters Gloom to Summers Joy 1927

E. McKnight Kauffer Cheap Return Tickets from this Underground Station 1927

E. McKnight Kauffer Chrysler Prices Are Down 1928

E. McKnight Kauffer Exhibition: Native Art from British Columbia, Imperial Institute 1929

E. McKnight Kauffer International Aero Exhibition 1929, Shell, Visit Stand No 10, Section C 1929

E. McKnight Kauffer St. Albans (Poster for Underground Electric Railways Company) 1929

E. McKnight Kauffer Objects From the East at Derry + Toms 1920s

E. McKnight Kauffer Shop Between 10 and 4, the Quiet Hours 1930

E. McKnight Kauffer For Pull Use Summer Shell 1930

E. McKnight Kauffer National Safety Week: Be On Guard Against Accidents! 1930

E. McKnight Kauffer The New Forest, See Britain First on Winter Shell 1931

E. McKnight Kauffer The New Forest. See Britain First On Winter Shell 1931

E. McKnight Kauffer For All Theatres Travel Underground (Poster for London Underground) 1931

E. McKnight Kauffer You Can Be Sure of Shell 1931

E. McKnight Kauffer You Can Be Sure of Shell 1931

E. McKnight Kauffer Power, The Nerve Centre of London's Underground 1930

E. McKnight Kauffer The Murder from Nigger Heaven (Illustration from Carl van Vechten's novel) 1931

E. McKnight Kauffer Byron & Mary from Nigger Heaven (Illustration from Carl van Vechten's novel) 1931

E. McKnight Kauffer Mary Waiting from Nigger Heaven (Illustration from Carl van Vechten's novel) 1931

E. McKnight Kauffer Lasca from Nigger Heaven (Illustration from Carl van Vechten's novel) 1931

E. McKnight Kauffer Dust jacket for Nigger Heaven (Illustration from Carl van Vechten's novel) 1931

E. McKnight Kauffer Adora at a Party from Nigger Heaven (Illustration from Carl van Vechten's novel) 1931

E. McKnight Kauffer
Route 59B, Reigate
1915

E. McKnight Kauffer
Oxhey Woods
1915

E. McKnight Kauffer
. IN . / . WATFORD . 1915
1915

E. McKnight Kauffer
The London Group, Exhibition of Modern Art, Nov. 1 to Nov. 29, Mansard Gallery
ca. 1915

E. McKnight Kauffer
Derry and Toms - Economy and Smartness in Men's Wear
1917

E. McKnight Kauffer
The London Group
1918

E. McKnight Kauffer
Canadian War Memorials Exhibition - Royal Academy
1918

E. McKnight Kauffer
Winter Sale at Derry & Toms
1919

E. McKnight Kauffer
SUMMER SALE AT DERRY & TOMS
1919

E. McKnight Kauffer
Vigil, The Pure Silk (Poster for embroidery silk)
1919

E. McKnight Kauffer
The Golden Ballot, in Aid of Settlements for Disabled Sailors and Soldiers
1919

E. McKnight Kauffer
Group X, Mansard Gallery
1920

E. McKnight Kauffer
Shop Between 10 & 4, the Quite Hours
1921

E. McKnight Kauffer
Winter Sales
1921

E. McKnight Kauffer
Vigil for Lovely Frocks, the Pure Silk
1921

E. McKnight Kauffer
Kuan-Yin, Victoria & Albert Museum
1921

E. McKnight Kauffer
London Museum of Practical Geology (Poster for London Transport)
1922

E. McKnight Kauffer
London History at the London Museum
1922

E. McKnight Kauffer
Gloves Cleaned, Colour and Beauty Restored, Eastman & Son, Ltd., Dyers and Cleaners
1922

E. McKnight Kauffer
The Westminster Press. Printers, 11 Henretta St. Covent Garden
1922

E. McKnight Kauffer
The Royal United Service Museum (Poster for Underground Electric Railways Company)
1922

E. McKnight Kauffer
Sunflowers
1917–22

E. McKnight Kauffer
The "Rocket" of Mr. Stephenson of Newcastle, 1829, at the Museum of Science, South Kensington
1922

E. McKnight Kauffer
Read "Cricketer" in the Manchester Guardian
1923

E. McKnight Kauffer
Eastman & Son - Since 1802 the London Dyers and Cleaners
1923

E. McKnight Kauffer
Museum of Natural History, South Kensington (Poster for London Transport)
1923

E. McKnight Kauffer
Eastman and Son Ltd., London Dyers & Cleaners for over 120 Years
1923

E. McKnight Kauffer
Near Waltham Cross by Tram
1924

E. McKnight Kauffer
Imperial War Museum, The Vindictive Howitzer
1924

E. McKnight Kauffer
Hadley Wood by Tram
1924

E. McKnight Kauffer
"first thing every morning", Eno's "Fruit Salt", The World-Famed Effervescent Saline
1924

E. McKnight Kauffer
Winter Sales Are Best Reached by Underground
1924

E. McKnight Kauffer
"First Thing Every Morning", Eno's "Fruit Salt", The World-Famed Effervescent Saline
1924

E. McKnight Kauffer
Bushey Park by Tram (Poster for London Transport)
1924

E. McKnight Kauffer
Circulo de Armas (Fabric label for Steinthal & Co., Manchester)
1916-1924

E. McKnight Kauffer
Whitsuntide Pleasures by Underground (Poster for London Transport)
1925

E. McKnight Kauffer
The London Group
1925

E. McKnight Kauffer
The Labour Woman
1925

E. McKnight Kauffer
The Indian Museum, Book to South Kensington, Open Daily
1925

E. McKnight Kauffer
England to India, A World Record in a Wolseley
1925

E. McKnight Kauffer
The Wallace Collection (Poster for Underground Electric Railways Company)
1925

E. McKnight Kauffer
British Industries Fair, White City, Feb. 20 - March 2
1925

E. McKnight Kauffer
Spring Cleaning; Eastman & Son, the London Dyers & Cleaners since 1802
1925

E. McKnight Kauffer
The New Trademark of Eastman and Son, the London Dyers & Cleaners Since 1802
1925

E. McKnight Kauffer
The Flea, at the Natural History Museum
1926

E. McKnight Kauffer
Socrates at the British Museum
1926

E. McKnight Kauffer
The Lodger
1926

E. McKnight Kauffer
Gloves, Gloves Cleaned, Colour and Newness Restored, Eastman and Son, The London Dyers & Cleaners since 1802, Branches Everywhere
1926

E. McKnight Kauffer
Eastman and Son, Since 1802
1926

E. McKnight Kauffer
Japan Number, The Manchester Guardian
1926

E. McKnight Kauffer
Metropolis
1926

E. McKnight Kauffer
Bananas
1926

E. McKnight Kauffer
Eastman and Son, Since 1802
1927

E. McKnight Kauffer
From Winters Gloom to Summers Joy
1927

E. McKnight Kauffer
Cheap Return Tickets from this Underground Station
1927

E. McKnight Kauffer
Chrysler Prices Are Down
1928

E. McKnight Kauffer
Exhibition: Native Art from British Columbia, Imperial Institute
1929

E. McKnight Kauffer
International Aero Exhibition 1929, Shell, Visit Stand No 10, Section C
1929

E. McKnight Kauffer
St. Albans (Poster for Underground Electric Railways Company)
1929

E. McKnight Kauffer
Objects From the East at Derry + Toms
1920s

E. McKnight Kauffer
Shop Between 10 and 4, the Quiet Hours
1930

E. McKnight Kauffer
For Pull Use Summer Shell
1930

E. McKnight Kauffer
National Safety Week: Be On Guard Against Accidents!
1930

E. McKnight Kauffer
The New Forest, See Britain First on Winter Shell
1931

E. McKnight Kauffer
The New Forest. See Britain First On Winter Shell
1931

E. McKnight Kauffer
For All Theatres Travel Underground (Poster for London Underground)
1931

E. McKnight Kauffer
You Can Be Sure of Shell
1931

E. McKnight Kauffer
You Can Be Sure of Shell
1931

E. McKnight Kauffer
Power, The Nerve Centre of London's Underground
1930

E. McKnight Kauffer
The Murder from Nigger Heaven (Illustration from Carl van Vechten's novel)
1931

E. McKnight Kauffer
Byron & Mary from Nigger Heaven (Illustration from Carl van Vechten's novel)
1931

E. McKnight Kauffer
Mary Waiting from Nigger Heaven (Illustration from Carl van Vechten's novel)
1931

E. McKnight Kauffer
Lasca from Nigger Heaven (Illustration from Carl van Vechten's novel)
1931

E. McKnight Kauffer
Dust jacket for Nigger Heaven (Illustration from Carl van Vechten's novel)
1931

E. McKnight Kauffer
Adora at a Party from Nigger Heaven (Illustration from Carl van Vechten's novel)
1931

E. McKnight Kauffer
Mary in Central Park from Nigger Heaven (Illustration from Carl van Vechten's novel)
1931

E. McKnight Kauffer
Byron and Lasca Dance Together from Nigger Heaven (Illustration from Carl van Vechten's novel)
1931

E. McKnight Kauffer
Byron Writes from Nigger Heaven (Illustration from Carl van Vechten's novel)
1931

E. McKnight Kauffer
Byron & Mary from Nigger Heaven (Illustration from Carl van Vechten's novel)
1931

E. McKnight Kauffer
Adora's House in the Country. Mary at Window from Nigger Heaven (Illustration from Carl van Vechten's novel)
1931