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1971

  • Work on this object began.

1988

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Design for Prefabricated House, Exterior

This is a Drawing. It was created by Russell Heston and from the office of Donald Deskey Associates and drafted by Russell Heston and made for (as the client) Devcor International, Inc.. It is dated 1971 and we acquired it in 1988. Its medium is graphite, pen and ink, brush and watercolor, color pencil on paper mounted on illustration board with window mat adhered to front. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Donald Deskey. It is credited Gift of Donald Deskey.

Its dimensions are

38.1 × 58.4 cm (15 × 23 in.) Mat: 50.8 × 67.3 cm (20 in. × 26 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in printed text on adhesive label, lower right: [Devcor International logo] / DEVCOR INTERNATIONAL INC. / 575 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10022 • PLAZA 9-5100 • DONDESCOR NEWYORK

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Prefabricated House, Exterior; Russell Heston (American, b. 1929); Office of Donald Deskey Associates; Client: Devcor International, Inc.; graphite, pen and ink, brush and watercolor, color pencil on paper mounted on illustration board with window mat adhered to front; 38.1 × 58.4 cm (15 × 23 in.) Mat: 50.8 × 67.3 cm (20 in. × 26 1/2 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1517

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