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1920

  • Work on this object began.

1940

  • Work on this object ended.

1992

  • We acquired this object.

2013

2025

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Drawing, Shell Design (3 of 5)

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Tommi Parzinger. It is dated ca. 1930 and we acquired it in 1992. Its medium is brush and gouache, graphite on paper, lined. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Donald Cameron.

Its dimensions are

Sheet: 11.2 x 11 cm (4 7/16 x 4 5/16 in.) Image: 11.1 x 11.4 cm (4 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Shell Design (3 of 5); Designed by Tommi Parzinger (American, b. Germany, 1903–1981); USA; brush and gouache, graphite on paper, lined; Sheet: 11.2 x 11 cm (4 7/16 x 4 5/16 in.) Image: 11.1 x 11.4 cm (4 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.); Gift of Donald Cameron; 1992-51-84

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