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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, partial perspective shows rectilinear desk with writing surface set slightly below plane of sides and back. Right side extends backward to also border seat, which is rectilinear and without left arm. Desk and chair seem to be supported by planar legs but details not fully articulated in drawing. Space below desk for writer’s legs. Stapled to other drawings.
Credit Line:
Gift of Donald Deskey
Accession Number:
1988-101-1546
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/kq4d5e3fa01-0b9c-44d8-ac53-746a8bcb904c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1988-101-1546