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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, 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.

Its dimensions are

34.6 x 49.2 cm (13 5/8 x 19 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Printed on gray adhesive label, lower left: DONALD DESKEY / ASSOCIATES

It is inscribed

Inscribed in blue ball point pen, lower left: p & g

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Port Ivory Private Airplane; Office of Donald Deskey Associates; Client: Procter & Gamble; USA; brush and gouache, airbrush over graphite on white illustration board; 34.6 x 49.2 cm (13 5/8 x 19 3/8 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1663

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