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1959

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2000

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

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Drawing, Textile Design: Small Triangles, no. 725

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Alexander Hayden Girard and from the office of Herman Miller Furniture Company. It is dated 1959 and we acquired it in 2000. Its medium is graphite on white tracing paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Alexander Hayden Girard. It is credited Gift of Alexander H. Girard.

Its dimensions are

30.8 x 80.0 cm (12 1/8 x 31 1/2 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, verso upper left corner: XVI-4

Cite this object as

Drawing, Textile Design: Small Triangles, no. 725; Designed by Alexander Hayden Girard (American, 1907–1993); Office of Herman Miller Furniture Company (United States); graphite on white tracing paper; 30.8 x 80.0 cm (12 1/8 x 31 1/2 in.); Gift of Alexander H. Girard; 1969-165-297

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