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Square drawing of a grid of squares, some solidly colored and others filled with a checkerboard of dots of two colors.

Drawing, Nucleus, 1977
H x W: 49.5 × 48.9 cm (19 1/2 × 19 1/4 in.).
Richard Landis.
63.2017.11

There are 3 images and 1 video of this object.

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 sky. 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" Poster, 1935
graphite, brush and blue, black gouache on heavy white tracing paper.
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-899

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 5 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on July 29, 2015.

Study for "Quickest Way by Air Mail" poster. An abstract rendering of a bird, the body in solid black with a white circular eye, and two triangular wings rendered in heavy, black outline. 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" Poster, 1935
graphite, pen and black ink, brush and black ink and white gouache 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 6 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on July 29, 2015.

Two bird wings with multi-colored feathers on a black ground. The wings at the top consist of yellow, brown, pale pink, pale blue, and white. The bottom wings contain the colors pink, blue, yellow, brown, white, and black.

Drawing, Textile Design: Bird Wings, ca. 1896
brush and gouache on paper.
Gift of Nathan Chaikin.
1962-9-148

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on November 9, 2015.

Drawing, Design for an Andiron

Drawing, Design for an Andiron
brush and yellow, red, green, black watercolor, pen and black ink, on cream....
1931-64-160

This object was made by Lefebvre Manufactory, Tournai.
This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on November 26, 2015.

Drawing, Design for a Surtout de Table (Centerpiece)

Drawing, Design for a Surtout de Table (Centerpiece)
pen and black ink, brush and watercolor, gouache, graphite on off-white wove....
1901-39-2156

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 4 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on May 18, 2015.

Drawing, Bathroom and Boudoir Interior

Drawing, Bathroom and Boudoir Interior
pen and black ink, brush and watercolor, gouache, varnish, graphite on....
2012-5-4

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 4 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on October 20, 2015.

Drawing, Personification of America

Drawing, Personification of America
pastel on paper mounted on canvas.
1960-1-7-d

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on June 3, 2013.

Design for a surtout de table (table centerpiece) whose theme is the ruins of Pompeii. The table’s legs are straight with fluting and a gilded lion mask. The sides of the tables are decorated with rows of moldings, the top being egg-and-dart. At each corner is a high oil lamp in the antique style. The center of the table is stepped. The sides are decorated with figural tablets and swags. Each tablet is topped by a miniature urn, bust, or sculpture. The center of the table features architectural ruins and gilded sculptures on inscribed plinths.

Drawing, Design for a Surtout de Table (Centerpiece), late 18th century
pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
1938-88-4150

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on October 31, 2017.

Object ID #18444283

Object ID #18444283
brown felt tip pen, chalk, graphite on yellow tracing paper.
1962-45-6

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on July 26, 2017.

Drawing, Study 135 #3, Transcription of "Ave Maria," a Sacred Melody Adapted to the First Prelude of J. S. Bach by Charles Gounod

Drawing, Study 135 #3, Transcription of "Ave Maria," a Sacred Melody Adapted...
color pencil, graphite on cream wove paper.
1982-25-57

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on July 26, 2017.

Drawing, Blue-green Rhythm, from The Mathematical Basis of the Arts

Drawing, Blue-green Rhythm, from The Mathematical Basis of the Arts
brush and tempera on illustration board.
1966-33-4

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on July 26, 2017.

Passenger car with yellow streamlined seats, green window shades.

Drawing, Interior Color Treatment for MP-54 Coach Passenger Car, May 26, 1936
airbrush and watercolor, gouache, brush and metallic paint, graphite on....
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
2012-1-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on July 26, 2017.

Object ID #18480039

Object ID #18480039
brush and gouache, watercolor, silver and gold paint, graphite on white wove....
1973-15-58

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on July 26, 2017.

Drawing, Color Rhythm, from The Mathematical Basis of the Arts

Drawing, Color Rhythm, from The Mathematical Basis of the Arts
brush and tempera on illustration board.
1966-33-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on July 26, 2017.

Aerial view of a cube split into eight floating blocks, situated in isometric perspective. Each block comprised of 49 micro-cubes. A color chart rendered in three dimensions with vertices of red, yellow, blue, green, orange, violet, white, and black (out of view).

Drawing, The Chromo Cube, 1980
computer ink plotter print on paper.
Gift of Beck & Jung.
1981-19-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on July 26, 2017.

Drawing of a record label with blocks of yellow, red, and blue; MAN / HAT / TAN on left; scribbling lower section of label. Upper right, in black ink, notations next to colored blocks: ALL CREAM PRINTS PMS 454 50% / ALL RED PRINTS PMS 199 / (HOLDING LINES DON’T PRINT) / ALL BLUE PRINTS PMS 287 / ALL YELLOW PRINTS PMS 109 / ALL BLACK PRINTS AS SHOWN. Lower left, in red marker PRINT ON WHITE PAPER; on tape: 1 Stat 88%.

Drawing, Design for Manhattan Records Label, ca. 1984
pen and red, black ink, color pencil, red marking pen, collage on tracing....
Gift of Paula Scher.
1996-88-6

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on July 26, 2017.

Drawing (USA)
color pencil, graphite on cream wove paper.
1982-25-61

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on July 19, 2017.

Drawing, Design for Telephone Booth, ca. 1950–60
chalk, graphite, color pencil on yellow tracing paper.
Gift of John Bruce.
1993-65-24

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on July 19, 2017.

Drawing, Concept Car, 1953
color pencil, graphite on paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Paul Herzan and from General Acquisitions....
2017-18-6

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Drawing, Pontiac GTO Concept, 1969
color pencil, marker, graphite on paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Paul Herzan and from General Acquisitions....
2017-18-19

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Drawing with vegetation proposals for pier at Brooklyn Bridge Park in which various species are represented with different colored circles and swathes of color. Drawing is irregularly shaped; left and right edges are torn.

Drawing, Vegetation Proposal for Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NY,...
graphite, color pencil, pen and black ink on tracing paper.
Gift of Michael Van Valkenburgh.
2018-13-2

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Drawing, Inkstand for the Viceroy Eugène de Beauharnais of Italy

Drawing, Inkstand for the Viceroy Eugène de Beauharnais of Italy
pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite, on off-white laid paper.
1901-39-1518

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on November 25, 2015.

Incense burner shaped like an altar lamp supported by two boughs ending with foreparts of two eagles as handles. Rose festoons are suspended from these and a winged female mask. Friezes surround the shoulder and lower neck. The upper neck is fluted behind a ring with a laurel garland. A putto with tambourine sits on top of the cover. Ovoidal tray supported by knobs at the bottom.

Drawing, Design for an Incense Burner, late 18th century
graphite, pen and black, brown ink, black crayon on cream paper.
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
1911-28-153

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
It was most recently photographed on November 19, 2015.

Drawing, Design for a Candelabrum

Drawing, Design for a Candelabrum
pen and ink, brush and wash, on paper.
1908-26-147

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on November 19, 2015.

Drawing, Design for a Centerpiece

Drawing, Design for a Centerpiece
pen and brown ink, brush and gray and pale yellow watercolor over graphite on....
1938-88-5779

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on November 18, 2015.

Drawing, Design for a Surtout de Table (Centerpiece)

Drawing, Design for a Surtout de Table (Centerpiece)
black chalk on paper.
1938-88-1427

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
It was most recently photographed on November 13, 2015.

Drawing, Design for Two Candlesticks

Drawing, Design for Two Candlesticks
brush and watercolor, pen and black ink, on cream laid paper.
1931-71-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
It was most recently photographed on November 4, 2015.

Drawing (USA)
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-1142

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
It was most recently photographed on August 3, 2015.

Pattern of arabesque-petalled blossoms in blue and pink with red dots and dark brown circles, with leaves and stems in dark brown in the interstices on a sky blue background.

Drawing, Textile Design: Akropolis (Acropolis), 1910–11
brush and gouache on paper.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Collections Acquisition and Decorative Arts....
1988-62-148

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on May 5, 2015.

Pattern of arabesque-petalled blossoms in yellow and light lavender with mustard yellow dots and dark purple circles, with leaves and stems in dark purple in the interstices on a brown background.

Drawing, Textile Design: Akropolis (Acropolis), 1910–11
brush and gouache on paper.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Collections Acquisition and Decorative Arts....
1988-62-151

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on May 5, 2015.

Pattern of arabesque-petalled blossoms in black and light salmon with yellow dots and brown circles, with leaves and stems in brown in the interstices on a blue background.

Drawing, Textile Design: Akropolis (Acropolis), 1910–11
brush and gouache on paper.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Collections Acquisition and Decorative Arts....
1988-62-149

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on May 5, 2015.

Pattern of arabesque-petalled blossoms in grayish-green and white with light blue dots and navy circles, with leaves and stems in navy in the interstices on a sky blue background.

Drawing, Textile Design: Akropolis (Acropolis), 1910–11
brush and gouache on paper.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Collections Acquisition and Decorative Arts....
1988-62-155

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on May 5, 2015.

Pattern of arabesque-petalled blossoms in moss and whitish-blue with orange-red dots and light turquoise circles, with leaves and stems in light turquoise in the interstices on a gray background.

Drawing, Textile Design: Akropolis (Acropolis), 1910–11
brush and gouache on paper.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Collections Acquisition and Decorative Arts....
1988-62-152

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on May 5, 2015.

Pattern of arabesque-petalled blossoms in orange and white with yellow dots and red circles, with leaves and stems in red in the interstices on a light orange background.

Drawing, Textile Design: Akropolis (Acropolis), 1910–11
brush and gouache on paper.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Collections Acquisition and Decorative Arts....
1988-62-153

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on May 5, 2015.

Pattern of arabesque-petalled blossoms in peach and lavender with tan dots and dark brown circles, with leaves and stems in dark brown in the interstices on a plum background.

Drawing, Textile Design: Akropolis (Acropolis), 1910–11
brush and gouache on paper.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Collections Acquisition and Decorative Arts....
1988-62-150

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.
It was most recently photographed on May 5, 2015.