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1932

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Drawing, Design for Side Table, Men's Smoking Room ("Nicotine Room"), Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY

This is a Drawing. It was overseen (as design director) by Donald Deskey and from the office of Donald Deskey and made for (as the client) Radio City Music Hall. It is dated 1932 and we acquired it in 1988. Its medium is graphite on tracing paper. 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

21.7 × 30.1 cm (8 9/16 × 11 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in black ink, right: DONALD DESKEY / ASSOCIATES

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: SCALE 1 1/2"—1'–0"; in graphite: dimensions, materials

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Side Table, Men's Smoking Room ("Nicotine Room"), Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY; Design Director: Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989); Client: Radio City Music Hall; USA; graphite on tracing paper; 21.7 × 30.1 cm (8 9/16 × 11 7/8 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1873

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