E. McKnight Kauffer A Designer and His Public

by Haworth-Booth, Mark

• ISBN13: 9781851774661
• ISBN10: 1851774661
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-01
• Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum

Summary

Edward McKnight Kauffer was one of the most gifted and internationally admired graphic artists of the twentieth century. His work dominated the poster hoardings of Britain between the two world wars, and his advertisements, book illustrations and theatre designs brought him an audience of millions. This masterly biography, now reissued and updated with new illustrations, traces Kauffer's life and assembles a formidable body of his best work. Haworth-Booth explores the complex individual behind the work, his relationships with clients and the friends - T.S. Eliot, Roger Fry, Aldous Huxley and Marianne Moore among them - who championed his efforts to make advertising 'worthy of the civilisation that needs it'.

Author Biography

Mark Haworth-Booth worked at the V&A as Senior Curator of Photographs 1977-2004.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 7
The Californian	p. 9
Painter into Designer	p. 13
The Early Twenties	p. 30
The Late Twenties	p. 46
The Thirties (1)	p. 59
The Thirties (2)	p. 76
New York, 1940-54	p. 96
The role of the lithographic artist in poster production by Graham Twemlow	p. 110
Notes	p. 112
Select bibliography	p. 117
Checklist of posters	p. 118
Index	p. 126
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