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Drawing, Conceptual Plans and Elevation of a Small Guest House for the Artist on Cape Cod

This is a Drawing. It was created by Serge Ivan Chermayeff. It is dated 1953–54 and we acquired it in 1962. Its medium is brush and black ink, crayon on beige paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Serge Ivan Chermayeff. It is credited Gift of Serge Ivan Chermayeff.

Its dimensions are

29.6 x 44.5 cm (11 5/8 x 17 1/2 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in ink, left: View/Summer Sunrise; Summer Sunset; Summer Wind; Plan; Section; View; Site; Wind.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Conceptual Plans and Elevation of a Small Guest House for the Artist on Cape Cod; Serge Ivan Chermayeff (American, b. Grozny, Chechnya 1900–1996); USA; brush and black ink, crayon on beige paper; 29.6 x 44.5 cm (11 5/8 x 17 1/2 in.); Gift of Serge Ivan Chermayeff; 1962-45-8

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