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This room is located in Carnegie Mansion.

Over the years this room has been visited 1,141 times by 1,030 different objects, 29 of which are there right now.

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Study for 'Quickest Way by Air Mail' poster. An angular, abstract rendering of a bird in flight (recalling a paper airplane) is surrounded by blue paint strokes of sky over a white background. The bird's body is solid black with white circular eye and white triangular beak. The upper wing is formed by an elongated white triangle; the lower wing formed by a smaller elongated white triangle.

Drawing, Study for "Quickest Way by Air Mail"
brush and blue and black gouache, graphite on paper.
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-899

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 4 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in June 2019

Study for 'Quickest Way by Air Mail' poster. An abstract rendering of a bird, the body in solid black trapezoid with a white circular eye, and two triangular wings rendered in heavy, black outline against a white background. A white diagonal line connects the two triangular wings across the central black body. The beak is indicated by a small white triangle which touches the left margin.

Drawing, Study for "Quickest Way by Air Mail"
pen and black ink, brush and black ink and white gouache, graphite on heavy....
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-900

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 5 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in June 2019

Rectangular, sandy-brown hanging textile with white and brown feathers woven into the center. There is fringe at the ends and horizontal bars at the top and bottom woven into the piece adding texture, most of the piece being a densely woven, even surface. In contrast, the central area of the piece has wider weavings columns on the left and right that create rows stacked on top of each other. There is a column of thick weave rows near the bottom as well, and along each, the feathers just meet the edge of each. The feathers and thick rows are arranged like a square without a top line.

Hanging, Bird Square No. 2
linen, feathers.
Gift of Lenore Tawney.
1964-65-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in June 2019

A horizontal, rectangular poster for an International Design Conference. On our right, just below center, is a large white egg splattered with black ink set against a red-orange, square background. On our left is a vertical white band with a lone black spot in the center right. There is black text on the upper left which states [Sources and Resources / of 20th Century Design / June 19 to 24, 1966 / The International Design / Conference in Aspen.]

Poster, Sources and Resources of 20th Century Design, The International...
offset lithograph on white wove paper.
Gift of Various Donors.
1981-29-227

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 4 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in June 2019

A poster with panels of layered imagery, bisected just left of center. At left is a cropped photo of a woman's nude torso, in grey and yellow-green. At right is a photo of medical apparatus in light grey, on a yellow ground. The image of the grey apparatus extends into the woman's torso. Crossing the border between these two areas are two words, 'IDENTIDAD' in light grey sans serif letters within a white rectangle at top, 'EXCESO' in large, blocky grey letters, stretched across the sheet just below center. 'FIG. 1' in small white letters sits below the 'O' of 'EXCESO'. A stylized motif of a 16th century sailing ship is printed in red over the right half of the sheet, with a few ships extending over the left panel. Overlapping Spanish and English text is printed in grey, red, and black at the middle of yellow panel, with the left margin parallel to the border. Sparse text is printed along the upper right edge.

Poster, Identidad/Exceso (Identity/Excess)
screenprint on white wove paper .
Gift of Rebeca Mendez.
1996-59-4

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 4 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in June 2019

Second poster of the Circumpolar series depicting eight film stills of a black colored bird in flight against a light blue sky with text about the bird's circumlocution of the globe printed in white in the center. Poster has a thin grey border.

Poster, Circumpolar 2
archival inkjet print on paper.
Gift of Rebeca Méndez.
2018-12-2

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in June 2019

A painting of two bird wings with multi-colored feathers on a dark grey-green ground. The wings at the top consist of feathers in brown, yellow, various shades of blue, white, and black. The bottom wings contain the colors yellow, brown, grey, and white.

Drawing, Textile Design: Bird Wings
brush and gouache on paper.
Gift of Nathan Chaikin.
1962-9-149

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in June 2019

HLD 4 No. 4416 Hair Dryer

Hair Dryers, HLD 4 No. 4416, 1970
molded plastic, electronic components.
Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
2017-51-22/24

This object was made by Braun AG.
There are 2 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in October 2018

A bright blue, rectangular molded plastic typewriter with a black QWERTY keyboard with white letters in the front section and a black strip with accents and a silver bar across it with two black dials on either side in the upper section above. A small square white sticker with IBM printed on it in blue is placed on the right corner of the upper section. Six silver bauble typing elements are placed in a line in front of the typewriter

Correcting Selectric II, model 895 Typewriter And Typing Elements
aluminum, steel, molded plastic.
Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
2017-51-18-a/h

This object was made by International Business Machines Corp. (IBM).
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 7 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

Oculus Rift Headset, Control Box, And Carrying Case
molded plastic, infrared-transparent fabric, led lights, glass, foam rubber,....
Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
2017-51-10-a/h

This object was made by Oculus VR.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

A black molded plastic rectangular facsimile machine with a silver control panel on its right, containing a silver knob, a red light and the manufacturer's name [Qwip] printed in black, and front opening printing area containing a roll of white paper. The machine is connected via a black cord to a rectangular acoustic coupler which has the space to hold a phone receiver and silver panels for connection.

Qwip 1200 Facsimile Transceiver And Acoustic Coupler
molded plastic, cast metal, foam, electronic components.
Gift of William W. Moore, II.
1994-56-1-a/c

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 8 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

TPS-L2 Walkman Portable Cassette Player And Headphones
molded plastic, aluminum, steel, polyurethane, electronic components.
Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
2017-51-4-a/c

This object was made by Sony Corporation.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

Two white shelves, one above the other. The shelves are attached to two metal and vertical E-tracks. These tracks have two deep grooves each that the shelves and the screws fit into to stay in place. The white shelves are identical and are made of thin metal. There are raised sides and it has no back, except for a short, perhaps 1 centimeter tall, raised portion. At the front of the shelf is a small lip that dips below the bottom of the shelf. The shelves are bolted to a white wall.

Universal Shelving System, 606, 1960
extruded aluminum, powder-coated steel.
Courtesy of Vitsoe.
s-e-2632-a/f

This object was made by Vitsoe.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

A silver, molded plastic digital camera with a bulbous rectangular body that has rounded edges and a black circular 7.5mm lens at the front right. A black plastic panel with control buttons runs along the top and back. A reflective black panel runs in a semi circle undeneath the left edge of the lens detailing the lens size and containing the word [FLASH] in white capital letters. On the front center left the word [Canon] is printed in black, with [PowerShot 600] also printed in black underneath beside a silver square sticker with a green swirl on it.

PowerShot 600 Camera
metal, molded plastic, glass, electronic components.
Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
2017-51-21-a/f

This object was made by Canon, Inc..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

Instamatic M2 Movie Camera
molded plastic, metal.
Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
2017-51-17-a,b

This object was made by Eastman Kodak Company.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

A bright blue, rectangular molded plastic typewriter with a black QWERTY keyboard with white letters in the front section and a black strip with accents and a silver bar across it with two black dials on either side in the upper section above. A small square white sticker with IBM printed on it in blue is placed on the right corner of the upper section. Six silver bauble typing elements are placed in a line in front of the typewriter

Correcting Selectric II, model 895 Typewriter And Typing Elements
aluminum, steel, molded plastic.
Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
2017-51-18-a/h

This object was made by International Business Machines Corp. (IBM).
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 7 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

A black mobile phone with a rectangular metal body that has rounded corners and a large glass touch screen on the front. The screen shows five rows of colorful application symbols, which are labeled in white text underneath, with a search bar above and further symbols indicating battery level, wifi signal and the time.

Galaxy Note 8 Mobile Phone
glass, metal, electronic components.
Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
2017-51-11-a/i

This object was made by Samsung.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

A black molded abs plastic quadcopter drone with a cylindrical body on two thin curved legs that has four wings with propellers attached by red metallic screws. Beside it on our left is a black remote control box with a rectangular base that has rounded edges and silver control buttons and a rectangular charging panel coming out of the back.

FQ02W FQ777 Foldable Selfie Quadcopter Drone With Remote Control
molded abs plastic, electronic components.
Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
2017-51-14-a/d

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 5 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

TPS-L2 Walkman Portable Cassette Player And Headphones
molded plastic, aluminum, steel, polyurethane, electronic components.
Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
2017-51-4-a/c

This object was made by Sony Corporation.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

TV8-301 Portable Television

TV8-301 Portable Television
formed, bent, and enameled metal, molded glass, molded plastic, electronic....
Gift of Hiroko Onoyama.
2013-40-1

This object was made by Sony Corporation.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 10 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

Replicator 2 Desktop 3D Printer
powder-coated steel, pvc, acrylic, bronze, lcd screen, led lights, electronic....
Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
2017-51-7

This object was made by MakerBot Industries.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

A rectangular, black molded plastic transistor radio with circular perforations fior the speaker covering the bottom two-thirds of the front face, with a brass circular dial at the top right for adjusting the frequency and a white plastic dial at the top left for power, volume and tuning control. The word Regency is written in grey script with a crown symbol above it on the left just above the perforations.

TR-1 Transistor Radio
molded plastic, brass; leather and metal (case).
Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
2017-51-6-a,b

This object was made by Industrial Development Engineering Associates, Regency Division and Texas Instruments.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

Rectangular brown gray recorder seen from above comprised of metal with a slight shine. The top has a rounded edge. Wrapping around the top edge at right, a square shaped speaker. The speaker is formed with thin metal pieces arranged in a grid; the vertical pieces are overlaid on the horizontal. On the recorder face at top left; a “pill-shaped” oval with a speaker in the left half, a vertical on/off switch at center, and the words “Thomas A. Edison” in script on the right. A horizontal silver metal panel about one fifth the width of the recorder is at bottom. Above the metal panel the words: “EDISON”; “VOICEWRITER” are written. The left side of the silver panel has an additional tab that extends into the gray section above where a raised silver metal circle fills this area. On this raised circle is a circular white button with the words Depress to Record – Left to Playback circling a red dot. On the right a cutout in a stretched T shape on its side; white is seen below with the word “Edison” at the far edge. Below are three sqaure tabs in black and red with white text: “B”, “L”, and “C”. A microphone is attached at the top with a long gray cord. The cord is looped at top and extends toward the front of the recorder where the microphone lays flat. The microphone flares out from bottom and has a rounded top. A silver mesh fills the top and a tan colored rectangular button fills the handle. Three maroon discs with white writing are also featured. Half of a disc extends from underneath the right of the recorder. Two discs are laid in front overlapping; the top record has the words “Edison Diamond Disc, Made in the U.S.A.”.

Edison Voicewriter Dictating Machine Dictating Machine
aluminum, plastic.
Gift of Unknown Donor.
1996-12-1-a/o

This object was made by Thomas A. Edison Inc..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

Rectangular brown gray recorder seen from above comprised of metal with a slight shine. The top has a rounded edge. Wrapping around the top edge at right, a square shaped speaker. The speaker is formed with thin metal pieces arranged in a grid; the vertical pieces are overlaid on the horizontal. On the recorder face at top left; a “pill-shaped” oval with a speaker in the left half, a vertical on/off switch at center, and the words “Thomas A. Edison” in script on the right. A horizontal silver metal panel about one fifth the width of the recorder is at bottom. Above the metal panel the words: “EDISON”; “VOICEWRITER” are written. The left side of the silver panel has an additional tab that extends into the gray section above where a raised silver metal circle fills this area. On this raised circle is a circular white button with the words Depress to Record – Left to Playback circling a red dot. On the right a cutout in a stretched T shape on its side; white is seen below with the word “Edison” at the far edge. Below are three sqaure tabs in black and red with white text: “B”, “L”, and “C”. A microphone is attached at the top with a long gray cord. The cord is looped at top and extends toward the front of the recorder where the microphone lays flat. The microphone flares out from bottom and has a rounded top. A silver mesh fills the top and a tan colored rectangular button fills the handle. Three maroon discs with white writing are also featured. Half of a disc extends from underneath the right of the recorder. Two discs are laid in front overlapping; the top record has the words “Edison Diamond Disc, Made in the U.S.A.”.

Edison Voicewriter Dictating Machine Dictating Machine
aluminum, plastic.
Gift of Unknown Donor.
1996-12-1-a/o

This object was made by Thomas A. Edison Inc..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

An instant camera stands opened from its collapsible form. Opened, it is triangular and tent-shaped, brown leather surface, expanding black leather sides to open the body and the viewfinder, with chrome silver frame and front plate with circular lens, circular flash, red, circular shutter button and adjustable exposure ring and focus ring at the top. Because of its collapsible shape, while sitting the front lens plate is pointed downward, and directly underneath it is a supported folding wall that says Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera. At the top of the triangular shape, the viewfinder extends diagonally upward on top of the tent, creating its own tent-like appendage of its own.

SX-70 Camera And Case
polysulfone plastic with a layer of copper-nickel-chromium alloy, applied....
Museum purchase through gift of Neil Sellin.
1999-2-2-a,b

This object was made by Polaroid Corporation.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 10 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

Rectangular brown gray recorder seen from above comprised of metal with a slight shine. The top has a rounded edge. Wrapping around the top edge at right, a square shaped speaker. The speaker is formed with thin metal pieces arranged in a grid; the vertical pieces are overlaid on the horizontal. On the recorder face at top left; a “pill-shaped” oval with a speaker in the left half, a vertical on/off switch at center, and the words “Thomas A. Edison” in script on the right. A horizontal silver metal panel about one fifth the width of the recorder is at bottom. Above the metal panel the words: “EDISON”; “VOICEWRITER” are written. The left side of the silver panel has an additional tab that extends into the gray section above where a raised silver metal circle fills this area. On this raised circle is a circular white button with the words Depress to Record – Left to Playback circling a red dot. On the right a cutout in a stretched T shape on its side; white is seen below with the word “Edison” at the far edge. Below are three sqaure tabs in black and red with white text: “B”, “L”, and “C”. A microphone is attached at the top with a long gray cord. The cord is looped at top and extends toward the front of the recorder where the microphone lays flat. The microphone flares out from bottom and has a rounded top. A silver mesh fills the top and a tan colored rectangular button fills the handle. Three maroon discs with white writing are also featured. Half of a disc extends from underneath the right of the recorder. Two discs are laid in front overlapping; the top record has the words “Edison Diamond Disc, Made in the U.S.A.”.

Edison Voicewriter Dictating Machine Dictating Machine
aluminum, plastic.
Gift of Unknown Donor.
1996-12-1-a/o

This object was made by Thomas A. Edison Inc..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

Eyeglass-like titanium frame with adjustable clear plastic nose pieces. The left arm is a simple thin curved band, and the right arm has a black clip on unit holding a slim black regtangular box which is touch-sensitive computer and a 5 megapixel camera, alongside a display projecting prism that sits in front of the wearer's eye. A slim black speaker sits at the back of the of the right arm behind the wearer's ear.

Google Glass Explorer Edition XE-C 2.0 Optical Display Device
titanium, plastic, steel, electronic components, led, silicon, liquid....
Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
2017-51-13-a/e

This object was made by Google X.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

A vertically standing, heavily built mobile phone with the colors gray, orange, white and black. Its materials are molded plastic with other internal electronic components. This Motorola phone was also known as “The brick” - a fitting name for its color and size. It has a black attena extending outside of the main body. The top portion has a small punctures serving as the ear piece reciever. It is followed by a slim black rectangular screen. The button interface is similar to the layout of a standard phone. At the bottom part is the text “Metro Mobile CTS” with a horizontal open slot below it.

DynaTAC 8000x Mobile Phone, 1983
molded plastic, electronic components.
Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
2017-51-25-a/e

This object was made by Motorola, Inc..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

An unconventional white desk fan with chrome plated steel, plastic, and acrylic as materials for its composition. It has a recatanglar base with a silver metal neck elevating the main body. The body is in a cynlindrical form with fan blades horizontally spaced as panels within a rotating tube. On the left side, where the spinning tube is located, is an acrylic enclosure with a retangular opening tilted upwards. It has the text “BRAUN” on the lower-left portion the enclosure. Its function is to direct the air towards the user when the fan is operating. The tube is connected to the mechanical part starting with a silver ring, followed by a stationary cylinder. On the edge is a movable switch with the numbers 0, 2, and 1, controlling the speed of the fan. Attached on the back is the fan’s cord - positioned to the right until it’s out of the frame of the image.

HL1 Desk Fan
enameled and chrome-plated steel, plastic, acrylic.
Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
2017-51-9

This object was made by Braun AG.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

Two white rectangular intercoms placed on a white background. They are almost identical with the buttons being the single difference. The intercom on the left has a green button while the one on the right has an orange button. This intercom is part of an educational assembly kit by Braun AG. Materials for this object are the following: molded plastic, perspec, steel, and electronic components. The face is in white with six horizontal punctures on the top right and another set of six shorter horizontal punctures on the lower right. The punctures functions as a mic receiver and speaker. Beside the shorter horizontal lines, the text “BRAUN Lectron” are printed in black. The top, side, and back is translucent allowing the user to observe its internal circuitry.

Lectron Intercoms
molded plastic, perspex, steel and electronic components.
Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
2017-51-20-a,b

This object was made by Braun AG.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

A square black molded plastic alarm clock with a circular dial delineated with white lines and the white numbers 12, 3, 6 and 9 marking hours and minutes. Two thick white plastic stips act as hour and minute hands, whilst a smaller yelow plastic stip acts as a second hand. The word [BRAUN] is printed in white capital letters in the upper left and the word [quartz] is printed in white on the upper right. The black alarm button is raised with a red arrow printed in its center.

AB 21/s Travel Alarm Clock
molded plastic, mechanical parts.
Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
2017-51-19

This object was made by Braun AG.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

A black thermoplastic regtangular wrist band with a small black button on the front left and stainless steel clasp. A matrix of LED lights in red, yellow and green is lit up at the top in conjunctio with user motion. The word FUEL is written in capitalised white LED lights below

Nike+ FuelBand Activity Tracker, 2012
thermoplastic elastomers, polypropylene, magnesium, stainless steel.
Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
2017-51-2

This object was made by Nike.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

HP-35 Scientific Pocket Calculator
molded plastic, metal, electronic components.
Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
2017-51-16-a/d

This object was made by Hewlett-Packard.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

This is an analog Swatch wristwatch with a clear strap and transparent casing making the inner working mechaniesm uniquely displayed as the watch operates. This includes the gears, springs, cans, and the battery. The upper strap has a silver bar securing a plastic fastener while the bottom strap has several punctures for an adjustable fit. The watch’s body is in a clear and transparent enclosure with silver colored bars fastening both the upper and bottom straps. There is also a silver dial on the right side for adjusting the time. The face of the watch is outlined with an opaque circle containing dashes and the word is “Swatch” at the bottom center. The minute, hour, and second hands are in blue, red, and yellow respectively.

GK 100 Jelly Fish Watch, 1985
molded plastic, metal.
Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
2017-51-15-a,b

This object was made by Swatch.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018

A white molded plastic cuboid casing with a black rectangular viewing screen extending out of it on both sides aligned with a circular cut out above and a white plastic knob at the bottom. Directly above the cut out a glass lens with a green plastic rim extends out on two black poles. In the bottom right the word [BRAUN] is printed in black capitals, with the A slightly larger than the rest. A white electrical cord extends from the back.

D6 Combiscope Slide Viewer And Projector
molded plastic, enameled metal, glass, rubber.
Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
2017-51-8

This object was made by Braun AG.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.
This object visited Music Room (Selects Gallery) in February 2018