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Radio Housing (USA)
This is a radio housing. It was designed by Nathan G. Horwitt. We acquired it in 1991. Its medium is wood (painted). It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
donated by
Henry Horwitt.
It is credited Gift of Hank Horwitt.
- Radio Radio
- bentwood, plastic.
- Gift of George R. Kravis II.
- 2016-5-18
- Prototype for a Radio Enclosure Prototype Radio Enclosure
- walnut plywood, lacquer.
- Gift of George R. Kravis II.
- 2018-22-80
![Here we have a realistic, technical drawing of a simple standing radio. It rendered on a cream paper and has minimal, neutral colors: dark wood for shading and side wall, light gray for front and speaker face, and a blue-gray for the shadow underneath. The radio itself is boxy and stands on four squared legs tapering in thickness from the bottom up. The front panel is angled inward and has a large speaker face starting from the middle and goes down in shaded, horizontal lines. Above the speaker are buttons evenly spaced in pairs on the left and right of unreadable logo text. Above those is a blank, rectangular screen with simple border. In the corner of the drawing is a stamp that says [ROUGH SKETCH] in serif font, and below in smaller letters [Henry Dreyfuss, 501 Madison Avenue, NYC]. In even smaller letters are the words [DRAWING NO.] and [DATE], both with lines to fill in. On the blank lines are penciled in, [589] next to drawing number, and [5-10-48, W.W.] next to the date. Penciled in the top left corner and bottom right corner is a very small [29.00].](https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/119016_9d73f8a2f72a350a_n.jpg "Drawing, Design for a Radio, May 10, 1948")
- Drawing, Design for a Radio, May 10, 1948
- graphite, brown, white, yellow color pencil on tracing paper.
- Gift of John Bruce.
- 1993-65-16
Its dimensions are
Overall: 14 x 23 x 9.2 cm (5 1/2 x 9 1/16 x 3 5/8 in.)
Cite this object as
Radio Housing (USA); Designed by Nathan G. Horwitt (American, b. Romania, 1889–1990); wood (painted); Overall: 14 x 23 x 9.2 cm (5 1/2 x 9 1/16 x 3 5/8 in.); Gift of Hank Horwitt; 1991-140-16
