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1932

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1988

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Three Designs for Side Tables, Men's Smoking Room ("Nicotine Room"), Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY

This is a Drawing. It was overseen (as design director) by Donald Deskey and from the office of Donald Deskey. It is dated 1932 and we acquired it in 1988. Its medium is graphite on 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

22.1 × 37.9 cm (8 11/16 × 14 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in black ink, lower left: DONALD DESKEY / 501 MADISON AVENUE / NEW YORK CITY

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: 9; in graphite, lower right: SCALE 1"—1'–0"; in red color pencil, lower right: P; in graphite, lower right: 7875 [circled]; in graphite, lower right: [x mark]; in graphite: dimensions, views

Cite this object as

Drawing, Three Designs for Side Tables, Men's Smoking Room ("Nicotine Room"), Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY; Office of Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989); USA; graphite on tracing paper; 22.1 × 37.9 cm (8 11/16 × 14 15/16 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1857

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