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Drawing, Design for Chandelier, Barbizon- Plaza Hotel

This is a Drawing.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Smithsonian Libraries and Archives as part of The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.

It is dated 1930. Its medium is gouache on paper. It is a part of the Smithsonian Libraries department.

Designed for the Barbizon-Plaza Art Music Residence Center, this modern design for a chandelier suited the multifunctional building. Built as both a hotel and music-art residence center, its original design included two auditoriums, artist studios, multiple exhibition spaces, and 1,400 guest rooms.

It is credited Smithsonian Libraries, Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Library.

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Its dimensions are

L x W: 76.2 × 55.9 cm (30 × 22 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.

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