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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 46.1 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 desk sloping sides and front shelf. Object supported by two slender front legs and central rear back, which angles downward, extends back, and is stabilized by a perpendicular bar beneath the chair it connects the desk to. The seat is low and armless, and of parabolic shape. At lower right, side elevation shows child figure seated at workstation. Stapled to other designs.
Credit Line:
Gift of Donald Deskey
Accession Number:
1988-101-1545
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/kq4dd729b32-34f2-46dd-8f6f-d15585f4860a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1988-101-1545