Design for a Skyscraper

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Object Details

Designer

Ely Jacques Kahn, American, 1884–1972

Office of

Buchman and Kahn, New York, New York, USA

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Perspective design for a skyscraper. Smaller masses flank a tall shaft with a dome-like terminus above.

Credit Line

Gift of Ely Jacques Kahn.

Date

1930

Accession Number

1952-15-13

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Object Name

Drawing

Type

Drawing

Medium

Graphite with fixative on tracing paper mounted on cardboard

Dimensions

62.5 × 40 cm (24 5/8 × 15 3/4 in.)

made in

New York, New York, 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/kq44b9e22ca-7fc3-4f6f-ba29-cbd2ae67d691

Record ID

chndm_1952-15-13