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Drawing, Design for Dining Room, "Contemporary American Industrial Design" Exhibition, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Donald Deskey and drafted by Donald Deskey and manufactured by Schmieg, Hungate & Kotzian, Inc. and from the office of Donald Deskey and made for (as the client) Metropolitan Museum of Art. It is dated 1934 and we acquired it in 1975. Its medium is pen and black ink, graphite on white wove construction 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

33.1 x 43.3 cm (13 1/16 x 17 1/16 in.) Mat: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Dining Room, "Contemporary American Industrial Design" Exhibition, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY; Designed by Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989); Manufactured by Schmieg, Hungate & Kotzian, Inc. (United States); Client: Metropolitan Museum of Art; USA; pen and black ink, graphite on white wove construction paper; 33.1 x 43.3 cm (13 1/16 x 17 1/16 in.) Mat: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1975-11-4

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