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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:
Graphite on tracing paper
Dimensions:
35.4 x 42.8 cm (13 15/16 x 16 7/8 in.)
Type:
architecture
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
New York, NY, USA
Date:
February 21, 1962
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Design for modular wall system components. Exploded perspective diagram provides specs and numbered component part information for modular wall system for trapezoidal, single-story prefabricated house. From lower left to upper right, components are as follows: sun shade; door and window end cap; truss braces to be bolted in place; basic building block (a paired module); side window; “full window” end cap. Signed in graphite at lower right: “2/21/62 E. HOYT”.
Credit Line:
Gift of Donald Deskey
Accession Number:
1988-101-1585
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/kq48b4efaad-0456-4a61-a64b-0fd72102e2cb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1988-101-1585