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Design for Screen: Leaf Motif

Cooper Hewitt

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    Object Details

    Office of

    Donald Deskey, (American, 1894–1989)

    Designer

    Donald Deskey, (American, 1894–1989)

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Design for screen with leaf motif. Three dark-brown panels feature overlapping leaves at center. In green, orange, blue, and ochre, these overlap and intersect with amorphous shapes and dots; two undulating ochre lines at right.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Donald Deskey

    Date

    ca. 1930

    Accession Number

    1975-11-164

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    furniture

    Object Name

    Drawing

    Type

    Drawing

    Medium

    Brush and green, red, yellow, brown and black gouache, graphite on off-white illustration board

    Dimensions

    34.8 x 48.7 cm (13 11/16 x 19 3/16 in.)
    Mat: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.)

    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/kq495fab98d-5db1-4553-8e3a-8af52630d091

    Record ID

    chndm_1975-11-164

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