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1924

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Drawing, Design for Zoo Signpost with Falcon

This is a Drawing. It was designed by William Hunt Diederich. It is dated ca. 1934 and we acquired it in 1992. Its medium is graphite on tracing paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Diana Diederich Blake.

Its dimensions are

27.8 x 21.6 cm (10 15/16 x 8 1/2 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: SCALE 1' 0"

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Zoo Signpost with Falcon; Designed by William Hunt Diederich (American, b. Hungary, 1884–1953); USA; graphite on tracing paper; 27.8 x 21.6 cm (10 15/16 x 8 1/2 in.); Gift of Diana Diederich Blake; 1992-92-228

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