Design for a Spot for The New Yorker

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Object Details

Artist

Christina Malman, American, b. England, 1911–1959

Client

The New Yorker Magazine, New York, New York

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Figure of restaurant hostess in black dress, holding a drink list, and three fingers up seen from behind, most prominent. She stands on a small table, and is surrounded by others in outline at tables.

Date

before 1938

Accession Number

1960-214-56

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

figures

Object Name

Drawing

Type

Drawing

Medium

Brush and ink, white gouache, graphite on paper

Dimensions

44.3 × 28.1 cm (17 7/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

made in

USA

published 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/kq47b9400ec-de10-49f7-9d79-0d52a9c60fc2

Record ID

chndm_1960-214-56