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Drawing, Design for Sunroom, Leigh B. Block Apartment, 3100 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL

This is a Drawing. It was created by Donald Deskey and architect: Donald Deskey and designed by Donald Deskey and drafted by Donald Deskey and from the office of Donald Deskey. It is dated 1935 and we acquired it in 1975. Its medium is brush and watercolor, graphite, white gouache, pen and black ink on cream illustration board. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Donald Deskey. It is credited Gift of Donald Deskey.

Its dimensions are

38.3 x 40.6 cm (15 1/16 x 16 in.) Mat: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)

It has the following markings

Blue adhesive label on verso: YANKEE / Illustration Board / Light and Heavy Weight / 20x30" 30x40" / E.H. & A.C. FRIEDRICHS CO. / NEW YORK

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite on verso: For Lee Block / Won Pittsburgh Plate Glass Prize

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Sunroom, Leigh B. Block Apartment, 3100 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL; Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989); USA; brush and watercolor, graphite, white gouache, pen and black ink on cream illustration board; 38.3 x 40.6 cm (15 1/16 x 16 in.) Mat: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1975-11-1

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