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1950

  • Work on this object began.

1970

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1992

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Textile Design: Mask Pattern

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Tommi Parzinger. It is dated 1950–70 and we acquired it in 1992. Its medium is brush and gouache, graphite on lined paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Donald Cameron.

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Its dimensions are

13.1 × 10.5 cm (5 3/16 × 4 1/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Textile Design: Mask Pattern; Designed by Tommi Parzinger (American, b. Germany, 1903–1981); USA; brush and gouache, graphite on lined paper; 13.1 × 10.5 cm (5 3/16 × 4 1/8 in.); Gift of Donald Cameron; 1992-51-14

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