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1932

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1975

  • We acquired this object.

2011

2025

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Drawing, Design for Carpet: Guitars and Cocktail Glasses for Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY

This is a Drawing. It was attributed to Donald Deskey and from the office of Donald Deskey and after Ruth Reeves and made for (as the client) Radio City Music Hall. It is dated 1932 and we acquired it in 1975. Its medium is brush and brown, tan and blue gouache, graphite on cream illustration board, lined . 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

20.6 x 27.8 cm (8 1/8 x 10 15/16 in.) Mat: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Carpet: Guitars and Cocktail Glasses for Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY; Attributed to Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989); After Ruth Reeves (American, 1892–1966); Client: Radio City Music Hall; USA; brush and brown, tan and blue gouache, graphite on cream illustration board, lined ; 20.6 x 27.8 cm (8 1/8 x 10 15/16 in.) Mat: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1975-11-43

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