Illustration for Robinson Crusoe
Object Details
- Designer
- E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954
- Publisher
- Haslewood Books, Ltd., London, England, United Kingdom
- Printer
- The Curwen Press, London, England
- The Glasgow University Press, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Author
- Daniel Defoe, British, 1660–1731
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Depiction of two figures on the beach for an illustrated edition of Daniel Defoe’s book, Robinson Crusoe. In the foreground, two naked bodies, partially depicted, lie in the sand. Further down the beach in the background, two silhouetted figures walk into the distance.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer
- 1929
- Accession Number
- 1963-39-344
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- graphic design
- Object Name
- Type
- Medium
- Offset lithograph, hand-colored additions in brush and white gouache on paper
- Dimensions
- 25 × 18.6 cm (9 13/16 × 7 5/16 in.)
- made in
- London, England, United Kingdom
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1963-39-344
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c634e2b5-8ed4-4042-a2d2-e3c48cf7227c
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