Object Details
Office of
Donald Deskey, (American, 1894–1989)
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Suggested Design for Segmental Coffee Tables, Lounge 02 & Mezzanine 204, Theatre No. 10—possibly for Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY—seen in plan, group and individual elevations, and perspective. At upper left, plan shows broken-circle arrangement of seven curved coffee tables. Below, elevations provide additional dimensions and indicate objects set on wheels. Above, at right, perspective in graphite and orange color pencil further describes curved individual coffee table with horizontal accents at top and bottom, resting on wheels or stubby feet. Margins ruled in graphite. Inscribed with Deskey No. 7999.
Credit Line
Gift of Donald Deskey
Date
1929–1934
Accession Number
1988-101-1418
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
furniture
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Graphite, orange color pencil on tracing paper
Dimensions
29.2 x 38.2 cm (11 1/2 x 15 1/16 in.)
Place
New York, USA
made in
USA
New York, NY, USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1988-101-1418