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1970

  • Work on this object began.

1988

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

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Drawing, Design for Elsie's Restaurant Exterior

This is a Drawing. It was from the office of Donald Deskey Associates and drafted by Russell Heston. It is dated 1970 and we acquired it in 1988. Its medium is graphite on heavy tracing paper . It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Donald Deskey.

Its dimensions are

47.4 x 60.5 cm (18 11/16 x 23 13/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite, center right: R. Heston 70

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower right corner: 50” matte / s/s gl; blue ballpoint pen by another hand, lower right corner: Borden

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Elsie's Restaurant Exterior; Office of Donald Deskey Associates; Drafted by Russell Heston (American, b. 1929); USA; graphite on heavy tracing paper ; 47.4 x 60.5 cm (18 11/16 x 23 13/16 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1523

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