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Drawing, Design for Bowlers' Armchair, ca. 1946

This is a Drawing. It was from the office of Donald Deskey and made for (as the client) Brunswick-Balke, Collender, Co., Plumbers. It is dated ca. 1946 and we acquired it in 1988. Its medium is graphite, red, 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

23.4 × 23.8 cm (9 3/16 × 9 3/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Bowlers' Armchair, ca. 1946; Office of Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989); Client: Brunswick-Balke, Collender, Co., Plumbers; USA; graphite, red, yellow color pencil on tracing paper; 23.4 × 23.8 cm (9 3/16 × 9 3/8 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1926

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