Office of:

Donald Deskey, (American, 1894–1989)  Search this

Architect:

Thomas W. Lamb, 1871 – 1942  Search this

Nicholas H. Weiss  Search this

Client:

Louis Brecker  Search this

International Casino  Search this

Draftsman:

(unknown) Saenger  Search this

Medium:

Graphite and red color pencil on tracing paper, double ruled border in graphite

Dimensions:

35.6 x 83.5 cm (14 x 32 7/8 in.)

Type:

interiors

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

New York, NY, USA

Date:

1937

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Probably first floor plan for linoleum layout, International Casino, New York City. Red linoleum throughout entire floor, white linoleum inlay six inches in width outlining bar at center and other areas of room. Theme design of an abstracted martini glass with guitar on left inlaid into upper left portion of room in aluminum, 1/4 inch wide inlay.

Credit Line:

Gift of Donald Deskey

Accession Number:

1975-11-293

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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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/kq4f82cd943-8ef9-4c1e-a3a7-4559a61b05af

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1975-11-293