Edward McKnight Kauffer

Edward McKnight Kauffer was an Americanborn artist noted for his avant garde graphic design and poster art, especially in Britain.

Edward Kauffer was born on December 14, 1890, in Great Falls, Montana. By 1910 he had moved to San Francisco working as a bookseller and studying art at the California School of Design from 1910 to 1912. At around this time Professor Joseph McKnight of the University of Utah became aware of Kauffers work, sponsored him and paid to send him to Paris for further study. In gratitude Kauffer took his sponsors name as a middle name.

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