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Series III: Commissions

Scope and Contents note

Series III holds just three minor drawings for projects designed by Delano. Probably the most historically important inclusion is the only existing rendering of the first house ever designed by Delano, created for the mother of a friend in Ontario, Canada.

Drawings are arranged chronologically.

Shaw, Mrs., Murray Bay, Ontario, Canada, house rendering, 1902 Dec.

Box: 2, Folder: 45 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General note

ink wash on paper mounted on pulpboard, 21-3/4 x 21 in.

Wood, Chalmers, Syosset, NY, house plan, [1927-1928]

Box: 2, Folder: 46 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General note

graphite and ink on paper mounted on board, 9-3/4 x 13-3/4 in.

White House, Washington, DC, main hall, 1949 Sep. 29

Box: 2, Folder: 46 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General note

colored pencil on paper mounted on board, 10-1/2 x 18-1/2 in.

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