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Drawing, Design for Carpet: Guitars and Cocktail Glasses for Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY
This is a Drawing. It was designed by Donald Deskey and attributed to Donald Deskey and from the office of Donald Deskey and after Ruth Reeves and made for (as the client) Radio City Music Hall. It is dated 1932 and we acquired it in 1975. Its medium is brush and gouache, graphite on cream illustration board, lined. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Radio City Music Hall: A Celebration of American Modern Design.
This object was
donated by
Donald Deskey.
It is credited Gift of Donald Deskey.
- RCA Victor Special Phonograph Phonograph
- aluminum, chromium-plated steel, metal, plastic, felt, leather, velvet.
- Gift of George R. Kravis II.
- 2016-5-11
Its dimensions are
29.7 x 35.1 cm (11 11/16 x 13 13/16 in.)
It is inscribed
Inscribed in graphite by later hand, left edge of verso: Ruth Reeves
Cite this object as
Drawing, Design for Carpet: Guitars and Cocktail Glasses for Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY; Designed by Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989); After Ruth Reeves (American, 1892–1966); Client: Radio City Music Hall; USA; brush and gouache, graphite on cream illustration board, lined; 29.7 x 35.1 cm (11 11/16 x 13 13/16 in.) ; Gift of Donald Deskey; 1975-11-42
