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1933

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1988

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Design for Desk with Open Shelves

This is a Drawing. It was overseen (as design director) by Donald Deskey and from the office of Donald Deskey and manufactured by Kroehler Manufacturing Co.. It is dated September 30, 1933 and we acquired it in 1988. Its medium is graphite, red color pencil 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

26.9 × 35.3 cm (10 9/16 × 13 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in black ink, lower right: DONALD DESKEY / 145 WEST 57TH STREET / NEW YORK CITY

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: K. 9/30/33; in graphite, lower right: SCALE 1"—1'–0"; in red color pencil, lower right: P; in graphite, lower right: 733[cut off] [circled]; in graphite: dimensions, views

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Desk with Open Shelves; Design Director: Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989); Manufactured by Kroehler Manufacturing Co.; USA; graphite, red color pencil on tracing paper; 26.9 × 35.3 cm (10 9/16 × 13 7/8 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1773

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