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1929

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1940

  • Work on this object ended.

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  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Design for Bent Tubular Metal Armchair

This is a Drawing. It was from the office of Donald Deskey. It is dated ca. 1934 and we acquired it in 1988. Its medium is graphite and red crayon on white 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

24.8 × 33.1 cm (9 3/4 × 13 1/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: SCALE 1 1/2"—1'–0"; in red color pencil, lower right: P; in graphite: dimensions

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Bent Tubular Metal Armchair; Office of Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989); graphite and red crayon on white tracing paper; 24.8 × 33.1 cm (9 3/4 × 13 1/16 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1923

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