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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, brown marker on newsprint
Dimensions:
31.2 x 45.7 cm (12 5/16 x 18 in.)
Type:
furniture
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
New York, NY, USA
Date:
1960–1965
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Design for child’s blow-molded plastic chair. At left, low, parabolic chair with initial outline in brown and final lines and shading in black; composed of single piece of plastic with seat depth greater than back height. On either side, arches of negative space while at front and rear, material extends to ground. At right, smaller perspective shows similar design with different proportions: seat is shallower and arches on sides taller and shallower. Stapled to other designs.
Credit Line:
Gift of Donald Deskey
Accession Number:
1988-101-1537
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
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/kq44f1531bb-ef69-446d-8ec0-3c5b09e2f208
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1988-101-1537