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1958

  • Work on this object began.

2000

  • We acquired this object.

2024

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Drawing, Textile Design: Giant Rectangles, no. 480, 1958

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Alexander Hayden Girard and from the office of Herman Miller Furniture Company. It is dated 1958 and we acquired it in 2000. Its medium is graphite on heavy tracing paper. 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

41.1 x 89.4 cm (16 3/16 x 35 3/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite, lower right at bottom of sheet: revised march 14,'58 -March.3.'58-alexander girard

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper right corner: giant rectangles /H /M series #480; inscribed on each rectangle, numbers 1 to 6; inscribed across bottom of sheet: scale 1/4 full size (3" scale)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Textile Design: Giant Rectangles, no. 480, 1958; Designed by Alexander Hayden Girard (American, 1907–1993); Office of Herman Miller Furniture Company (United States); graphite on heavy tracing paper; 41.1 x 89.4 cm (16 3/16 x 35 3/16 in.); Gift of Alexander H. Girard; 1969-165-264

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