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What About It? General for Sure

SURF-HISTORICALAICTRACE2026V1R0080·Poster·March 1, 1928·Canada

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Alt text: What About It? General for Sure. Poster, March 1, 1928, Canada, Austin Cooper (Canadian, 1890-1964) printed by Adams Brothers and Shardlow Limited published by Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited. — from catalogue fields, for readers and machines; not an interpretive caption.

03Catalogue metadata

Designer / studioAustin Cooper (Canadian, 1890-1964) printed by Adams Brothers and Shardlow Limited published by Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited

DateMarch 1, 1928

Year1928

PlaceCanada

Object typePoster

ThemeMidcentury modern graphic communication

MovementNot recorded

05Source · Citation · Provenance

Source

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Source institution: Art Institute of Chicago API
Original record: What About It? General for Sure Open
Access: Captured 2026-07-31 · frozen snapshot at acquisition

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Modern Graphic Design Archive. “What About It? General for Sure”, Austin Cooper (Canadian, 1890-1964) printed by Adams Brothers and Shardlow Limited published by Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited, March 1, 1928. Canada. Poster. Record SURF-HISTORICALAICTRACE2026V1R0080. https://mgdarchive.com/surfaces/SURF-HISTORICALAICTRACE2026V1R0080

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Provenance

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Record status: Public record
Release: v49 — current public release (sealed)
Source verification: Verified source
Last verified: 2026, with the v49 freeze

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