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1935

  • Work on this object began.

1975

  • We acquired this object.

2025

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Drawing, Jascha Heifetz Apartment: Game Room and Bar- Materials, 1935

This is a Drawing. It was from the office of Donald Deskey and made for (as the client) Jascha Heifetz. It is dated 1935 and we acquired it in 1975. Its medium is graphite and red pencil on tracing paper, ruled border in graphite . 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

37 x 38.8 cm (14 9/16 x 15 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamps: Small stamp in black ink at lower right: DONALD DESKEY/630 FIFTH AVE./NEW YORK CITY

It is inscribed

Upper left quadrant: TERRA COTTA; upper right quadrant (counter clockwise from left): LINE UP WITH/WALL, 5' - 3", RUN LINOLEUM UNDER/FUTURE BAR TO WALLS, 3' 1 1/2"; lower right quadrant (clockwise from left): TERRA COTTA/DOTS 4" IN/DIAMETER &/4" APART, LINE UP WITH/EDGE OF/DOOR SILL, ALL DIMENSIONS TO BE CHECKED/ON JOB, SCALE 1/2" = 1'0"; lower center: OFF WHITE; lower left quadrant (clockwise from left): OFF WHITE/DOTS 4" IN/DIAMETER AND/4" APART, LINE UP WITH EDGE/OF COLUMN, LINE UP WITH/EDGE OF/MARBLE TREAD, MARBLE SILL.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Jascha Heifetz Apartment: Game Room and Bar- Materials, 1935; Office of Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989); Client: Jascha Heifetz (1901–1987); USA; graphite and red pencil on tracing paper, ruled border in graphite ; 37 x 38.8 cm (14 9/16 x 15 1/4 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1975-11-249

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