A moody gelatin silver (black-and-white) print of a room crowded with furnishings along its permeter. From left to right, the photograph shows the corner of a desk with a flower vase and chair, a tall, dark cabinet, a radio set, a corner bookshelf, a thick-cushioned sofa bed with pillows, and the sliver of a curtained window. The corner of a table finishes the scene, along with a decorative woven rug which can partially be seen on the floor. An oversized indoor loop radio antenna -- which resembles a wagon wheel in shape -- rests on the floor near the radio set. Above the radio is a vertical box lamp, mounted in the corner where the walls and ceilings intersect, framed with dark panels and opaque glass. The visible wall panels are light in color, presumably of exotic wood. Along the bottom border, 'interiors' is stamped in all capitol letters, next to which is handwritten 'Living rooms - France' - likely in pencil.

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Photograph, Radio Room

This is a Photograph.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Smithsonian Libraries and Archives as part of The World of Radio.

It is dated 1927. Its medium is gelatin silver print.

In this room, an oversized indoor loop radio antenna rests on the floor near the radio set. Early radios had bulky external components that many found unattractive—this may explain why the radio had a separate room in this fashionable Art Deco home of pianist Adèle Reifenberg.

It is credited Courtesy of Smithsonian Libraries 2000-42-1 ILM-012.

Drawing, The Music Room of Fanny Hensel (née Mendelssohn)

Drawing, The Music Room of Fanny Hensel (née Mendelssohn)
brush and watercolor, graphite on white wove paper.
Thaw Collection, Gift of Eugene Victor Thaw Art Foundation.
2007-27-41

Its dimensions are

H x W (unmatted): 17.8 × 24.1 cm (7 in. × 9 1/2 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The World of Radio.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2kgvUr/
Accession Number 2.2017.2
Object ID 874397469