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1943

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1949

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  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Design for Bowlers' Settee

This is a Drawing. It was from the office of Donald Deskey and manufactured by Brunswick-Balke, Collender, Co., Plumbers. It is dated ca. 1946 and we acquired it in 1988. Its medium is graphite, red and yellow color pencil 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

25.3 × 35.1 cm (9 15/16 × 13 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in black ink, lower right: DONALD DESKEY / 630 FIFTH AVENUE / NEW YORK CITY

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: SKETCH FOR BOWLERS / SETTEE FOR BRUNS- / WICK-BALKE-COLLAN- / [cropped]; in graphite, center right: MADE IN 3 UNITS / LEFT & RIGHT ARM UNIT / CENTRE UNIT WITHOUT ARMS. / BAKED ENAMEL FRAME—NATURAL WOOD SEAT & BACK-aRMS. / METAL FRAME WELDED & MECHANICAL JOINTS.; in graphite, lower right: 6409 [circled]; in graphite: dimensions

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Bowlers' Settee; Manufactured by Brunswick-Balke, Collender, Co., Plumbers; Office of Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989); graphite, red and yellow color pencil on tracing paper; 25.3 × 35.1 cm (9 15/16 × 13 13/16 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1910

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