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Design for Weathervane, Elephants, Prospect Park Zoo, Brooklyn, NY

Cooper Hewitt

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    Object Details

    Designer

    William Hunt Diederich, American, b. Hungary, 1884–1953

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Upon a horizon line, a group of three parading elephants facing left, the largest at center, who raises its trunk to touch the elongated trunk of the elephant at left.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Diana Diederich Blake

    Date

    1935

    Accession Number

    1992-92-150

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    figures

    Object Name

    Drawing

    Type

    Drawing

    Medium

    Graphite, brush and black ink, white chalk on paper

    Dimensions

    21.4 x 28 cm (8 7/16 x 11 in.)

    made in

    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/kq460fdb499-502a-46ec-b7a1-aaf9179e74cc

    Record ID

    chndm_1992-92-150

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