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Designer:
Donald Deskey, (American, 1894–1989)  Search this
Office of:
Donald Deskey Associates, New York, New York, USA  Search this
Manufacturer:
Micarta, American, founded ca. 1910  Search this
Medium:
Photostat and negative mounted on board
Dimensions:
13 × 11.1 cm (5 1/8 × 4 3/8 in.)
Mount: 24.1 × 21.6 cm (9 1/2 × 8 1/2 in.)
Type:
industrial design
Photostat
Object Name:
Photostat
Place:
USA
Made in:
New York, New York, USA
Date:
ca. 1960
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Design for plastic laminate. Rectangle comprised of two vertical segments: at left, photostatic negative with black ground and all-over net pattern—with periodic overlap and holes—made brown by some sort of secondary medium applied by brush; at right, the same pattern in positive with white ground and black mesh. Both sections feature irregular square at lower left. Mounted at lower left of album page.
Credit Line:
Gift of Donald Deskey
Accession Number:
1988-101-1992-37
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/kq4ea3ad5aa-0630-4b49-8901-1e46532b422c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1988-101-1992-37