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1957

  • Work on this object began.

1959

  • Work on this object ended.

1988

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Design for Port Ivory Private Airplane

This is a Drawing. It was from the office of Donald Deskey Associates and made for (as the client) Procter & Gamble. It is dated ca. 1958 and we acquired it in 1988. Its medium is brush and gouache, gray airbrush over graphite on white 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.

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

Its dimensions are

33.4 x 49.3 cm (13 1/8 x 19 7/16 in.) Mat: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)

It has the following markings

Gray adhesive label, lower left: DONALD DESKEY / ASSOCIATES Marks: Half an embossed stamp at lower right: Swathmore use other side (in circle with holly sprig and tassle)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in blue ballpoint pen, lower right: p & g [?]; in graphite on verso: private plane

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Port Ivory Private Airplane; Office of Donald Deskey Associates; Client: Procter & Gamble; USA; brush and gouache, gray airbrush over graphite on white illustration board; 33.4 x 49.3 cm (13 1/8 x 19 7/16 in.) Mat: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1662

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