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Album, Donald Deskey Associates Album of Designs for Plastic Laminates

Accordion-style bound album of plastic laminate designs. Front cover consists of white cardboard panel with Donald Deskey Associates gray adhesive label affixed at lower right.
  • Album, Donald Deskey Associates Album of Designs for Plastic Laminates
  • white illustration board with adhesive label.
  • Gift of Donald Deskey.
  • 1988-101-1992
  • There are 3 people in 4 roles are associated with this object
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
  • There are 3 images of this object.
Design for laminate. All-over, repeat pattern featuring black-lined grid with squares bisected diagonally by superimposed diamond pattern. Small X marks accent points of intersection of vertical and horizontal lines inside of diamonds.
  • Photostat, Design for Plastic Laminate: Diamond Grid, ca. 1960
  • photostat mounted on board.
  • Gift of Donald Deskey.
  • 1988-101-1992-1
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
  • There are 2 images of this object.
Design for plastic laminate. All-over repeat pattern on cyan ground features straight vertical and undulating horizontal lines in green gouache that delineate horizontal, alternating fish. These have eyes, gills, and stripes in thin red-orange gouache line. Pattern comprised of vertical bands.
  • Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Fish, ca. 1960
  • brush and blue watercolor, brush and green, red gouache on cardstock mounted....
  • Gift of Donald Deskey.
  • 1988-101-1992-10
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
  • There are 2 images of this object.
Photostat, Design for Plastic Laminate: Hourglasses on Grid IV
  • Photostat, Design for Plastic Laminate: Hourglasses on Grid IV
  • photostats mounted on board.
  • 1988-101-1992-11
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Design for plastic laminate. Four vertical rectangular photostats mounted on board, each with all-over repeat grayscale harlequin pattern of slightly irregular diamonds.
  • Photostat, Design for Plastic Laminate: Grayscale Harlequin, ca. 1960
  • photostats mounted on board.
  • Gift of Donald Deskey.
  • 1988-101-1992-12
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Pink and Orange Harlequin
  • Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Pink and Orange Harlequin
  • brush and orange, pink gouache, graphite on cardstock mounted on board.
  • 1988-101-1992-13
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Photostat, Design for Plastic Laminate: Dingbats
  • Photostat, Design for Plastic Laminate: Dingbats
  • photostat mounted on board.
  • 1988-101-1992-14
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: White Ogival Pattern
  • Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: White Ogival Pattern
  • brush and white gouache on cardstock mounted on board.
  • 1988-101-1992-15
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Photostat, Design for Plastic Laminate: Oblongs
  • Photostat, Design for Plastic Laminate: Oblongs
  • photostat mounted on board mounted on secondary larger board.
  • 1988-101-1992-16
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Design for plastic laminate. All-over irregular application of textured white gouache with areas of mauve and incised lines; these are roughly horizontal or vertical. Area of dark gray or black at upper left.
  • Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Scumbled White, ca. 1960
  • brush and white, mauve gouache on cardstock mounted on board.
  • Gift of Donald Deskey.
  • 1988-101-1992-17
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Scumbled White
  • Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Scumbled White
  • brush and white, mauve gouache on cardstock mounted on board.
  • 1988-101-1992-18
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Photostat, Design for Plastic Laminate: Large Hourglasses on Grid
  • Photostat, Design for Plastic Laminate: Large Hourglasses on Grid
  • photostat mounted on board.
  • 1988-101-1992-19
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Design for laminate. Small horizontal material swatch features white ground speckled with gray; at lower right, five vertically elongated gray rhombi with curved sides and points above and below overlap.
  • Photostat, Design for Plastic Laminate: Elongated Vertical Ogives, ca. 1960
  • photostat mounted on board hinged into album.
  • Gift of Donald Deskey.
  • 1988-101-1992-2
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
  • There are 2 images of this object.
Design for plastic laminate. White ground on which all-over irregular black craquelure pattern with areas of gray spray or speckles.
  • Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Black and White Craquelure, ca. 1960
  • brush and black gouache, brush and gray watercolor on cardstock mounted on board.
  • Gift of Donald Deskey.
  • 1988-101-1992-20
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Incised Ochre Asterisks
  • Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Incised Ochre Asterisks
  • brush and ochre, white gouache on cardstock mounted on board.
  • 1988-101-1992-21
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Photostat, Design for Plastic Laminate: Horizontal Ogives
  • Photostat, Design for Plastic Laminate: Horizontal Ogives
  • photostat mounted on board.
  • 1988-101-1992-22
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Design for plastic laminate. All-over repeat pattern with horizontal white grid overlaid with infinity or sideways hourglass shapes on black ground.
  • Photostat, Design for Plastic Laminate: White Hourglasses on Grid, ca. 1960
  • photostat mounted on board.
  • Gift of Donald Deskey.
  • 1988-101-1992-23
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Orange with Irregular Pink Lines
  • Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Orange with Irregular Pink Lines
  • brush and orange wash, brush and pink gouache on cardstock mounted on board..
  • 1988-101-1992-24
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Helices and Lines
  • Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Helices and Lines
  • stamp and white gouche, red gouache on black cardstock mounted on board.
  • 1988-101-1992-25
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Helices and Lines
  • Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Helices and Lines
  • pink pastel on black wove paper mounted on board; white wove paper border at....
  • 1988-101-1992-26
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Helices and Lines (Black, Aubergine, Pink, and Red)
  • Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Helices and Lines (Black, Aubergine,...
  • pink, auberegine, red pastel on black wove paper mounted on board.
  • 1988-101-1992-27
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Helices and Lines (Pink and White)
  • Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Helices and Lines (Pink and White)
  • pink, white pastel on black wove paper mounted on board.
  • 1988-101-1992-28
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Black Lines on Aubergine
  • Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Black Lines on Aubergine
  • brush and aubergine gouache, sponge and black gouache, white and pink pastel....
  • 1988-101-1992-29
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Design for plastic laminate. Brush and gouache used to create all-over, repeat pattern of blue triangles on red ground. Triangles are irregular in height and width.
  • Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Red and Blue Triangles, ca. 1960
  • brush and red, blue gouache on board.
  • Gift of Donald Deskey.
  • 1988-101-1992-3
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
  • There are 2 images of this object.
Photostat, Design for Plastic Laminate: Tiled Helices and Lines
  • Photostat, Design for Plastic Laminate: Tiled Helices and Lines
  • photostats mounted on cardstock mounted on larger, secondary board.
  • 1988-101-1992-30
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Photostat, Design for Plastic Laminate: Helices and Lines, Small Tile
  • Photostat, Design for Plastic Laminate: Helices and Lines, Small Tile
  • photostat mounted on thin cardboard mounted on secondary, larger board.
  • 1988-101-1992-31
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Indigo Fish on Black
  • Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Indigo Fish on Black
  • stamp and indigo gouache on black wove paper mounted on board.
  • 1988-101-1992-32
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Ochre Fish on Orange
  • Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Ochre Fish on Orange
  • stamp and ochre gouache, brush and orange gouache on beige wove paper mounted....
  • 1988-101-1992-33
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Green and Blue Checkerboard
  • Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Green and Blue Checkerboard
  • brush and sage green, sky blue gouache, graphite on cardstock mounted on board.
  • 1988-101-1992-34
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: White Dots
  • Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: White Dots
  • stamp and white gouache on black cardstock mounted on board.
  • 1988-101-1992-35
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Ochre Fish on Orange
  • Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Ochre Fish on Orange
  • stamp and ochre gouache, brush and orange gouache on cardstock mounted on board.
  • 1988-101-1992-36
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Photostat, Design for Plastic Laminate: Net
  • Photostat, Design for Plastic Laminate: Net
  • photostat and negative mounted on board.
  • 1988-101-1992-37
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Photostat, Design for Plastic Laminate: Large Hourglasses on Grid II
  • Photostat, Design for Plastic Laminate: Large Hourglasses on Grid II
  • photostat mounted on board.
  • 1988-101-1992-38
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Indigo Fish
  • Drawing, Design for Plastic Laminate: Indigo Fish
  • stamp and indigo gouache on black wove paper mounted on board.
  • 1988-101-1992-39
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
Photostat, Design for Plastic Laminate: Hourglasses on Grid I
  • Photostat, Design for Plastic Laminate: Hourglasses on Grid I
  • photostat mounted on board.
  • 1988-101-1992-4
  • This object was made by Micarta.
  • This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
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