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Office of:
Donald Deskey Associates, New York, New York, USA  Search this
Draftsman:
Earl E. Hoyt Jr., American, born 1936  Search this
Client:
Union Carbide Corporation, Houston, Texas, USA, founded 1917  Search this
Medium:
Black marker, graphite, red color pencil on newsprint
Dimensions:
31.4 x 46.1 cm (12 3/8 x 18 1/8 in.)
Type:
furniture
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
New York, NY, USA
Date:
1960–1965
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Design for lounge chair and stool for Union Carbide. At lower left, perspective shows lounge chair with sling seat and back wrapped around tubular metal or plastic frame. Legs splayed and front legs seem to form one continuous bar creating back support. At upper right, perspective shows similar style stool, with one-piece frame over which material is slung. Inscribed in red color pencil, upper right: BENCH'S / STOOLS / ETC. (underlined). Stapled to other designs.
Credit Line:
Gift of Donald Deskey
Accession Number:
1988-101-1535
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq423594dae-5da3-4d86-a3de-97635057eb56
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1988-101-1535