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Design for Signpost, Birds

Cooper Hewitt

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    Object Details

    Designer

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

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Design for a signpost to be executed in ironwork. Atop the sign's arrow are four large black birds in various poses. On the tail of the arrow, the letters "ABCDEF." Below, vertically on the signpost, the letters "RTO."

    Credit Line

    Gift of Diana Diederich Blake

    Date

    after 1934

    Accession Number

    1992-92-49

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Copyright Notice

    © Diana Diederich Blake

    Type

    metalwork

    Object Name

    Drawing

    Type

    Drawing

    Medium

    Graphite, color pencil on heavy light brown paper

    Dimensions

    24.5 x 38 cm (9 5/8 x 14 15/16 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/kq4bb5a4ffc-a038-41f3-bda5-7874eeb0ef33

    Record ID

    chndm_1992-92-49

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