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1933

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1988

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Design for Chest of Drawers

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

29.2 × 37.5 cm (11 1/2 × 14 3/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in black ink, lower left: DONALD DESKEY / 145 WEST 57TH STREET / NEW YORK CITY; later stamp in black ink, upper left: DONALD DESKEY / ASSOCIATES

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: K. 9/30/33; in graphite, lower right: SCALE 1"—1'–0"p; in red color pencil, lower right: P; in graphite, lower right: 7405 [circled]

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Chest of Drawers; Design Director: Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989); Manufactured by Kroehler Manufacturing Co.; USA; graphite, red color pencil on tracing paper; 29.2 × 37.5 cm (11 1/2 × 14 3/4 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1798

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