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Design for Prefabricated School

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    Object Details

    Office of

    Donald Deskey Associates, New York, New York, USA

    Draftsman

    Earl E. Hoyt Jr., American, born 1936

    Client

    Union Carbide Corporation, Houston, Texas, USA, founded 1917

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Design for a prefabricated school shown in exterior perspective. At center, four modules comprise structure, which is labeled “ROOM 7” on a placard on right façade (which consists of vertical panels of pink, red, orange, and yellow). Five-sided roof caps overhang slightly, protecting double-door entry at center and windows with horizontal slats receding toward rear. One figure stands just inside the door while two small children approach from left; another two are about to mount stairs leading to entryway. At left, another prefab structure shown in distance; at right, bicycle seen parked in front of masonry foundation. Pink, red, orange, yellow, light yellow, and green Cello-Tak layered over original drawing.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Donald Deskey

    Date

    1962

    Accession Number

    1988-101-1719

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    architecture

    Object Name

    Drawing

    Type

    Drawing

    Medium

    Cello-Tak, black and gray marker, pen and black ink on white wove paper laid down on black-backed white illustration board

    Dimensions

    29.2 x 49.6 cm (11 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.)
    support 30.5 x 50.8

    made in

    New York, NY, USA

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq44ce8b6f0-f194-4bab-bcfa-090fc0226617

    Record ID

    chndm_1988-101-1719

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