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1940

  • Work on this object began.

1949

  • Work on this object ended.

1998

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Still Life Motifs on Pink Ground, Wallpaper Design

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Tommi Parzinger. It is dated 1940s and we acquired it in 1998. Its medium is brush and gouache, graphite on heavy cream paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Donald Cameron.

Its dimensions are

59.8 x 55.9 cm (23 9/16 x 22 in. ), irregular

It has the following markings

Stamp in red, verso center: TOMMI PARZINGER/30 E.23 ST NEW YORK CITY/DESIGN FOR/DESIGN: in pink crayon: NO. 2; address is crossed out and hand written in blue pen: 320 E. 57th

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pink crayon, in stamp: NO. 2

Cite this object as

Drawing, Still Life Motifs on Pink Ground, Wallpaper Design; Designed by Tommi Parzinger (American, b. Germany, 1903–1981); brush and gouache, graphite on heavy cream paper; 59.8 x 55.9 cm (23 9/16 x 22 in. ), irregular; Gift of Donald Cameron; 1998-19-132

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