Object Details
Designer
Donald Deskey, (American, 1894–1989)
Draftsman
Donald Deskey, (American, 1894–1989)
Office of
Donald Deskey, (American, 1894–1989)
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Cubist composition of overlapping forms including, at center, a framed picture of a woman holding a rose and surrounded by sheet music headed, in upper case, Mammy; on the left, a guitar; on the right, a tennis racket and architectural
drawing (?); below, two books titled La Vie and La Jeunesse, both in upper case.
Credit Line
Gift of Donald Deskey
Date
1927–28
Accession Number
1975-11-59
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Pen and black ink, brush and black, gray wash, graphite on cream illustration board
Dimensions
35.7 x 27.4cm (14 1/16 x 10 13/16in.)
Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.)
made in
New York, NY, USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1975-11-59