Skip to main content Smithsonian Institution

Catalog Data

Artist:
Donald Deskey, (American, 1894–1989)  Search this
Architect:
Donald Deskey, (American, 1894–1989)  Search this
Client:
Leigh B. Block  Search this
Office of:
Donald Deskey, (American, 1894–1989)  Search this
Designer:
Donald Deskey, (American, 1894–1989)  Search this
Draftsman:
Donald Deskey, (American, 1894–1989)  Search this
Medium:
Brush and watercolor, graphite, white gouache, pen and black ink on cream illustration board
Dimensions:
38.3 x 40.6 cm (15 1/16 x 16 in.)
Mat: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
Type:
interiors
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
New York, NY, USA
Date:
1935
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Sunroom of Leigh B. Block apartment. Built-in, seven-seat yellow upholstered sofa along far wall. Continuous window behind sofa and extending towards ceiling. Planters behind sofa at left and at right holding flowering plants; planter to right of sofa of green tiles. Two circular, upholstered brown ottomans to right of sofa. Red/orange/brown floor design in front of sofa in irregular shape. Small, circular pool in front of sofa at left, with floating lilypads.
Credit Line:
Gift of Donald Deskey
Accession Number:
1975-11-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c3da2b37-2474-4625-8c96-f5a39d6b918b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1975-11-1