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Drawing, Design for Convair 880 Airplane Club Area

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Dorothy Draper and from the office of Dorothy Draper & Co., Inc. and made for (as the client) General Dynamics Corporation. It is dated 1957 and we acquired it in 1977. Its medium is airbrushed gouache, brush and gold paint, graphite on illustration board. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Carleton Varney and Richard Hunnings. It is credited Gift of Carleton Varney and Richard Hunnings.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 50.5 × 70.5 cm (19 7/8 × 27 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Convair 880 Airplane Club Area; Designed by Dorothy Draper (American, 1889–1969); Office of Dorothy Draper & Co., Inc. (United States); Client: General Dynamics Corporation (United States); USA; airbrushed gouache, brush and gold paint, graphite on illustration board; H x W: 50.5 × 70.5 cm (19 7/8 × 27 3/4 in.); Gift of Carleton Varney and Richard Hunnings; 1977-106-1

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