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Trains

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    Object Details

    Designer

    Saul Steinberg, (American, born Romania, 1914–1999)

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Four horizontal ranges show imaginary railroad trains, some peopled, headed in various directions. Parts are overlaid with alternate suggestions.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Harvey Smith

    Date

    before 1956

    Accession Number

    1956-126-2

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    textile designs

    Object Name

    Drawing

    Type

    Drawing

    Medium

    Pen and black ink, graphite on heavy wove paper

    Dimensions

    58.6 x 53.2 cm (23 1/16 x 20 15/16 in.)

    made in

    France

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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/kq471f0390c-b2dd-46da-9000-90331d97a538

    Record ID

    chndm_1956-126-2

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