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Drawing, Study 79
This is a Drawing. It was designed by John De Cesare. It is dated April 29, 1952 and we acquired it in 1982. Its medium is blue and black color pencil, graphite on cream wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
John De Cesare's belief in the importance of relating decorative motifs to the building's function is exemplified by a number of drawings for Memorial Towers dedicated to teh efforts of the Berlin Airlift. The shape and dimensions of the buildings and the decorative motifs derive from a graph published in the New York Times on April 24, 1949 documenting the amount of food, coal, and industrial freight airlifted by the U.S. into Western Berlin during the 1948-1949 Soviet blockade.
This object was
donated by
Estate of John De Cesare.
It is credited Gift of the Estate of John De Cesare.
Its dimensions are
H x W: 61 × 45.7 cm (24 × 18 in.)
It is inscribed
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: John De Cesare - Study - T-4-24-49#14- / 1/16" = 1'0" (4-29-52)
Cite this object as
Drawing, Study 79; Designed by John De Cesare (American, b. Italy, 1890–1972); USA; blue and black color pencil, graphite on cream wove paper; H x W: 61 × 45.7 cm (24 × 18 in.); Gift of the Estate of John De Cesare; 1982-25-14
