E. McKnight Kauffer

Although American-born Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954)-known as the 'Poster King'-is recognized as one of the most important designers to have worked in England and the United States in the first half of the twentieth century, crucial aspects of his career have been ignored, and this deficiency is remedied by this book about his entire career.

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James King has written books on Paul Nash, Herbert Read, Roland Penrose, and Virginia Woolf. He is Professor Emeritus of English at McMaster University. King was educated at the University of Toronto and Princeton, has been a Guggenheim Fellow, and is a member of the Royal Society of Canada.

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List of Ilustrations - Table of Contents - Introduction - PART ONE: APPRENTICESHIP - Chapter One: Quickenings (1890-1914) - Chapter Two: Personal Equations (1914-1921) - PART TWO: THE POSTER ARTIST - Chapter Three: 'Genuine Art' - Chapter Four: Chameleon (1915-1921) - Chapter Five: Alchemist (1921-1930) - Chapter Six: New Bearings (1927-1939) - PART THREE: OTHER VENTURES - Chapter Seven: Judging a Book by Its Cover (1917-1939) - Chapter Eight: No Man's Land: Book Illustrations (1925-1938) - Chapter Nine: Fresh Directions (1919-1937) - Chapter Ten: The Artist at Forty-Five (1935) - PART FOUR: EXILE - Chapter Eleven: Reversal of Fortune (1940) - Chapter Twelve: Posters in America (1940-1954) - Chapter Thirteen: The Cover Sells the Book (1940-1954) - Chapter Fourteen: New Challenges: Book Illustrations (1940-1954) - Epilogue: The Walls of London Bloomed - Acknowledgements - Endnotes - Select Bibliography - Index