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1935

  • Work on this object began.

1943

  • Work on this object ended.

1988

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Design for Console with Telephone Book Storage

This is a Drawing. It was overseen (as design director) by Donald Deskey and from the office of Donald Deskey. It is dated ca. 1939 and we acquired it in 1988. Its medium is graphite on tracing paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Donald Deskey. It is credited Gift of Donald Deskey.

Its dimensions are

(irregular): 26.6 × 36.9 cm (10 1/2 × 14 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in black ink, lower right: DONALD DESKEY / 630 FIFTH AVENUE / NEW YORK CITY

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, center left: Use "Redy Ref Rack" as made by the Steel Product Co. L. I. City; in graphite, lower right: 2 [circled] [partial]; in graphite, lower right: SCALE 1"—1'–0"; in graphite, lower right: 8455 [circled]; in graphite: dimensions, compartments

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Console with Telephone Book Storage; Office of Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989); USA; graphite on tracing paper; (irregular): 26.6 × 36.9 cm (10 1/2 × 14 1/2 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1743

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