E. Mcknight Kauffer A Designer and His Public

Name: E. Mcknight Kauffer A Designer and His Public
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ISBN: 9781851774661

ISBN-10: 1851774661

ISBN-13: 9781851774661

Edition: 2nd 2005

Authors: Mark Haworth-Booth

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American-born Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954) was one of the most gifted and internationally admired graphic artists of the 20th century. His work-synonymous with radical innovation, superb use of color, and accomplished design-dominated the posters seen around Britain between 1920 and 1950. This definitive and lavishly illustrated biography is the first to trace Kauffer's life and showcase his best work-posters, book illustrations, and theater designs. Mark Haworth-Booth explores this complex individual and his relationship with clients and friends-among them T. S. Eliot, Roger Fry, Aldous Huxley, and Marianne Moore-who championed his insistence that the highest visual values be…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: V&A Publishing
Publication date: 10/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 9.75" wide x 11.25" long x 0.37" tall
Weight: 1.562
Language: English



Preface



The Californian



Painter into Designer



The Early Twenties



The Late Twenties



The Thirties (1)



The Thirties (2)



New York, 1940-54



The role of the lithographic artist in poster production by Graham Twemlow


Notes


Select bibliography


Checklist of posters



Index