Drawing, Design for Bathroom Interior, Fiberglass House

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1971	Work on this object began.
1988	We acquired this object.
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Drawing, Design for Bathroom Interior, Fiberglass House

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 pastel crayon, brush and white gouache, graphite on white wove paper mounted on illustration board. 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.

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Its dimensions are

47.6 x 60.1 cm (18 3/4 x 23 11/16 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

It is signed

Signed in graphite, lower right: R / '71

It is inscribed

Inscribed in blue ball point pen on adhesive label, lower right: fiberglass / House

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Bathroom Interior, Fiberglass House; Russell Heston (American, b. 1929); Office of Donald Deskey Associates; Client: Devcor International, Inc.; USA; pastel crayon, brush and white gouache, graphite on white wove paper mounted on illustration board; 47.6 x 60.1 cm (18 3/4 x 23 11/16 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1520

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2DsqR/
Accession Number 1988-101-1520
Object ID 18624545