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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 on newsprint
Dimensions:
30.7 x 46 cm (12 1/16 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 blow-molded combination desk and chair. At center, perspective shows rectilinear desk with sloping sides and front; front plane supports object, whose writing surface cantilevers backward and is supported by a bar that angles rearward to support attached seat, with additional crossbar below this component. Chair is armless with back taller than seat is deep. Inscribed in graphite at lower right: BLOW MOLDED / DESK & CHAIR.. Stapled to other designs.
Credit Line:
Gift of Donald Deskey
Accession Number:
1988-101-1544
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/kq4db2c9b7a-f41f-4a67-80ca-b86e7205c221
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1988-101-1544