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1962

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1968

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Drawing, View of Basement of World Trade Center: Technology and Aerospace Showcase

This is a Drawing. It was architect: Minoru Yamasaki & Associates and illustrated by Carlos Diniz and made for (as the client) The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and firm: Carlos Diniz Associates. It is dated 1962–1968 and we acquired it in 2021. Its medium is pen and ink with blue colored pencil and stickers on vellum. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mark Cuban. It is credited Gift of Mark Cuban.

Its dimensions are

74.6 × 98.1 cm (29 3/8 × 38 5/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, View of Basement of World Trade Center: Technology and Aerospace Showcase; Architect: Minoru Yamasaki & Associates; Illustrated by Carlos Diniz (American, 1928–2001); Client: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; Firm: Carlos Diniz Associates; pen and ink with blue colored pencil and stickers on vellum; 74.6 × 98.1 cm (29 3/8 × 38 5/8 in.); Gift of Mark Cuban; 2021-23-2

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