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1929

  • Work on this object began.

1943

  • Work on this object ended.

1988

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Design for Desk

This is a Drawing. It was overseen (as design director) by Donald Deskey and from the office of Donald Deskey. It is dated ca. 1936 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

22.9 × 32.2 cm (9 in. × 12 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Later stamp in black ink, center right: DONALD DESKEY / ASSOCIATES

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: [cut off]OMB / FIG. AMERICAN WALNUT OR / [???] MAHOGANY OR [cut off]; in graphite, lower right: SCALE 1"—1'–0"; in red color pencil, lower right: P; in graphite: dimensions, view

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Desk; Office of Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989); USA; graphite, red color pencil on tracing paper; 22.9 × 32.2 cm (9 in. × 12 11/16 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1777

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