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1960

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2000

  • We acquired this object.

2024

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Drawing, Textile Design: Pebbles, no. 1980-85, 1960

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Alexander Hayden Girard and from the office of Herman Miller Furniture Company. It is dated 1960 and we acquired it in 2000. Its medium is brush and black ink, graphite, red color pencil on three pieces of white tracing paper, fastened together with tape. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Alexander Hayden Girard. It is credited Gift of Alexander H. Girard.

Its dimensions are

65.2 x 81.3 cm (25 11/16 x 32 in.)

It is inscribed

Main sheet [A]: Inscribed in red color pencil, center below image: 24; lower right corner: Center; in graphite, lower center: original drawing Second sheet [B]: in graphite, upper left corner: match with / original / drawing [ letter c inscribed in a circle] / repeat / vertical revision; upper margin: horizontal joint / revised position of pebbles / new joint line for both top and bottom of screen; upper right corner: repeat revision; [a wavy red line inscribed across upper portion of sheet] Third sheet [C]: in red color pencil over graphite, upper right: THESE ARE NOT / CHANGED [double underline and two arrows]; in graphite, right center margin: vertical / joint / revised / position / of / pebbles; lower margin: ["A" inscribed in a circle with arrow] match on / original drawing

Cite this object as

Drawing, Textile Design: Pebbles, no. 1980-85, 1960; Designed by Alexander Hayden Girard (American, 1907–1993); Office of Herman Miller Furniture Company (United States); brush and black ink, graphite, red color pencil on three pieces of white tracing paper, fastened together with tape; 65.2 x 81.3 cm (25 11/16 x 32 in.); Gift of Alexander H. Girard; 1969-165-352

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