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Office of:
Donald Deskey Associates, New York, New York, USA  Search this
Client:
Union Carbide Corporation, Houston, Texas, USA, founded 1917  Search this
Draftsman:
Earl E. Hoyt Jr., American, born 1936  Search this
Medium:
Black marker on newsprint
Dimensions:
30.6 x 45.7 cm (12 1/16 x 18 in.)
Type:
industrial design
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
New York, NY, USA
Date:
1960–1965
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Design for a blow-molded plastic sled for Union Carbide. Perspective shows roughly-sketched passenger seated with knees bent at front of an aerodynamic sled. Vehicle lifted off ground by short runners on either side and rear stabilizer; seat itself is oblong with sloping front plane as backrest. Front cantilevers beyond side runners.
Credit Line:
Gift of Donald Deskey
Accession Number:
1988-101-1573
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/kq401a42b33-fc3d-4e6a-8bf2-dbde7333df8c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1988-101-1573