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1972

  • Work on this object began.

1978

  • We acquired this object.

1982

  • Work on this object ended.

2015

2025

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Drawing, Carnegie Mansion Embellishment

This is a Drawing. It was written by Kitty Carlisle Hart and made for Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. It is dated ca. 1977 and we acquired it in 1978. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Kitty Carlisle Hart. It is credited Gift of Kitty Carlisle Hart.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and blue ink, upper right: New York City is the Cultural Center / of the United States, & architecture the / most visible of its cultural expressions. / The preservation of this great / building is a gift to the / people of New York that will / serve as a constant reminder / that beauty functionalism / are not natural enemies / Kitty Carlisle Hart

Cite this object as

Drawing, Carnegie Mansion Embellishment; Written by Kitty Carlisle Hart; Made for Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum (United States); Gift of Kitty Carlisle Hart; 1978-42-1

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