Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Our curators have highlighted 14 objects that are related to Drawing, Design for Carpet: Still Life with Musical Instruments, Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY.

Drawing, Carpet Design: "Singing Women," Radio City Music Hall Main Auditorium, New York, NY

Drawing, Carpet Design: "Singing Women," Radio City Music Hall Main...
brush and brown, tan, and purple gouache, graphite on heavy cream wove paper.
Gift of Donald Deskey.
1975-11-56

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Square drawing in gouache with an overall pattern design of what appear to be stylized, elongated guitars (shaped like stretched out figure-8’s) positioned at different angles. Most of the guitar bodies are cream with orange necks/fret boards and cream tuning pegs. A few have cream bodies and necks (no distinguishable fretboards) with orange tuning pegs. The background and the sound holes are chocolate brown. The ends of the guitar necks bend to their right. Some of the guitars are drawn in loose perspective with a part of one side or a bottom visible. The sides are rendered with simple orange accents which against the cream suggests some kind of shadow. There is a sense of musicality to the layout - the relative brightness (cream color) of the flat sinuous guitar shapes facing different directions comprise the main motif and keep the viewer moving throughout the pattern; the contrasting linearity of the necks and the orange accents create a sense of dynamism, and the sets of tiny tuning pegs (3 on each side of the neck) interspersed throughout the pattern are like delicate trills. The instruments seem cartoonish, with not realistic guitar proportions, however their various sizes, shapes, and positions serve to pleasantly fill the space.

Drawing, Textile Design: Violin Pattern
brush and gouache, graphite on paper, lined.
Gift of Donald Cameron.
1992-51-55

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Drawing, Design for Carpet, Mezzanine and Second-Floor Restaurant, International Casino Stairway, 1530 Broadway, New York, NY

Drawing, Design for Carpet, Mezzanine and Second-Floor Restaurant,...
brush and brown and tan gouache, graphite on off-white illustration board,....
Gift of Donald Deskey.
1975-11-41

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Drawing, Design for Carpet: Guitars and Cocktail Glasses for Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY

Drawing, Design for Carpet: Guitars and Cocktail Glasses for Radio City Music...
brush and brown, tan and blue gouache, graphite on cream illustration board,....
Gift of Donald Deskey.
1975-11-43

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Black rectangular rug made out of wool. It has a thick gray border followed by a smaller outline on the inner portion. The corners have an abstract basket weave design also in gray. The rug is showing some wear and may have had a lighter color in the past. The basket-weave pattern is cut in the corners and has a small circular red accent on each of the inner portions of the patterns. At the center of the rug is a floral wreath in an abstract rendition. Its details are in red, yellow, and red-yellow gradients. At the back of the abstract flowers, following the direction of the wreath, is an oblong shape made of the basket-weave design similar to the ones found on the corners.

Rug, “La Salle Wilton” Pattern, ca. 1928
wool.
Lent by Yale University Art Gallery, John C. Waddell Collection, Gift of John....
65.2016.2

This object was made by Bigelow-Hartford Carpet Company.

Guitar, 3D-Printed Acoustic Guitar

Guitar, 3D-Printed Acoustic Guitar
selective laser-sintered polyamide (nylon), wood, 3d-printed stainless steel,....
Courtesy of 3D Systems.
28.2014.4

Bookplate, From the Books of John Hubley

Bookplate, From the Books of John Hubley
screenprint, letterpress on gray wove paper.
Gift of Susan Lustig Peck.
2001-29-45

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Drawing, Design for Proposed Signage, International Casino, 1530 Broadway, New York, NY

Drawing, Design for Proposed Signage, International Casino, 1530 Broadway,...
orange-red, gray, and black pastel crayon on tracing paper .
Gift of Donald Deskey.
1975-11-298

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Drawing, "Handwerk," Wallpaper Design

Drawing, "Handwerk," Wallpaper Design
brush and gouache, graphite on heavy white paper.
Gift of Donald Cameron.
1998-19-127

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Drawing, Design for Saks Fifth Avenue Advertising Brochure

Drawing, Design for Saks Fifth Avenue Advertising Brochure
pen and black ink, brush and black, gray wash, graphite on cream illustration....
Gift of Donald Deskey.
1975-11-59

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Drawing, Musical Trophies

Drawing, Musical Trophies
graphite, pen and ink on paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
1901-39-1270

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Shopping Bag, Unknown: Musical Notes and Keyboard

Shopping Bag, Unknown: Musical Notes and Keyboard
paper; incised handles..
Gift of Caitlin Fraser James.
1997-17-21

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Textile (USA)
cotton.
Gift of the Estate of Ella Ostrowsky.
1976-98-8

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Carpet For Radio City Music Hall (USA)

Carpet For Radio City Music Hall (USA)
wool.
Gift of Mrs. Robert Blasberg in memory of Robert Blasberg.
1987-69-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.