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Drawing, Design for Circular Mirror

This is a Drawing. It was from the office of Donald Deskey. It is dated ca. 1930 and we acquired it in 1975. Its medium is graphite, blue color pencil on tracing paper. 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

26 x 30.8 cm (10 1/4 x 12 1/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: SCALE 2"–1'

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Circular Mirror; Office of Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989); USA; graphite, blue color pencil on tracing paper; 26 x 30.8 cm (10 1/4 x 12 1/8 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1975-11-148

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