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Drawing, Design for Union Carbide Exhibit, Moscow, U.S.S.R.

This is a Drawing. It was drafted by Gabor (Jack) M. Aufricht and from the office of Donald Deskey Associates and made for (as the client) Union Carbide Corporation. It is dated 1970 and we acquired it in 1988. Its medium is zipatone, pen and ink, graphite on cream wove paper laid down on illustration board. 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.

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Its dimensions are

47.6 x 60.1 cm (18 3/4 x 23 11/16 in.) Support: 50.6 × 67.7 cm (19 15/16 × 26 5/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Gray adhesive label, lower right: DONALD DESKEY ASSOCIATES, INC. 575 Madison Avenue, New York 22, N.Y. [DDA logo]

It is inscribed

Inscribed in black transfer lettering, lower right: UNION CARBIDE EXHIBIT / MOSCOW U.S.S.R. '70'

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Union Carbide Exhibit, Moscow, U.S.S.R.; Office of Donald Deskey Associates; Drafted by Gabor (Jack) M. Aufricht; Client: Union Carbide Corporation (United States); USA; zipatone, pen and ink, graphite on cream wove paper laid down on illustration board; 47.6 x 60.1 cm (18 3/4 x 23 11/16 in.) Support: 50.6 × 67.7 cm (19 15/16 × 26 5/8 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1706

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