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1956

  • Work on this object began.

1960

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Rockefeller Plaza

This is a Drawing. It was created by Christina Malman and made for (as the client) Life Magazine. It is dated 1956 and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is colored chalks, brush and gouache, graphite on gray paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Dexter Masters.

Its dimensions are

48.3 × 48.5 cm (19 in. × 19 1/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Rockefeller Plaza; Christina Malman (American, b. England, 1911–1959); Client: Life Magazine; USA; colored chalks, brush and gouache, graphite on gray paper; 48.3 × 48.5 cm (19 in. × 19 1/8 in.); 1960-247-3

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