Object Timeline

1960

  • Work on this object began.

1965

  • Work on this object ended.

1970

1988

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, Design for Set of Storage Bins, 1960–1965

This is a Drawing. It was drafted by Earl E. Hoyt Jr. and from the office of Donald Deskey Associates and made for (as the client) Union Carbide Corporation. It is dated 1960–1965 and we acquired it in 1988. Its medium is black marker and graphite on newsprint. 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

30.4 x 45.6 cm (11 15/16 x 17 15/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in red color pencil, lower right: HOYT

It is inscribed

Inscribed in red color pencil, lower right: HOYT

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Set of Storage Bins, 1960–1965; Office of Donald Deskey Associates; Drafted by Earl E. Hoyt Jr. (American, born 1936); Client: Union Carbide Corporation (United States); USA; black marker and graphite on newsprint; 30.4 x 45.6 cm (11 15/16 x 17 15/16 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1547

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

For higher resolution or commercial use contact ArtResource.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-4.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18624603/ |title=Drawing, Design for Set of Storage Bins, 1960–1965 |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=12 February 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>