Drawing, Design for Visionette Portable Television, 1947
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Drawing, Design for Visionette Portable Television, 1947
Brush and watercolor, gouache, collaged printed image on blue-gray wove paper.
Designed by Richard Arbib
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A depiction of a portable television set in lower half of sheet on blue-gray ground. Television has upright rectangular shape with a with white metal or plastic body with blue base, feet, and top. Two large conically shaped gold dials, one above the other on narrow upper right side. A pop-up screen, encased in blue metal or plastic, shows woman's face. Screen is surmounted by a streamlined handle from which projects a chrome antenae with three cross bars of graduated length from top to bottom. Light reflects off the antenae on the vertical stem and on the lowest of the three cross bars producing white star-like highlights.
Drawing, Design for Musaphonic L-Shaped Clock Radio on Legs, in Yellow, General Electric, 1958
pastel, gouache, watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite on vellum.
Client: General Electric Company Designed by Richard Arbib
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Perspective rendering of General Electric "L"-shaped "Musiphonic" clock radio with yellow case, black linear dial, four pointed brass-capped legs. Clock with three knobs on left side of case upper, featuring only a "9" and "3" for the clock dial. GE symbol on lower, center part of case, flanked by the words "General" and "Electric." Tuning and volume knobs on right-hand horizontal section of cabinet/grill enclosure for speaker.
Drawing, Design for Musaphonic Clock Radio, in Blue, General Electric, 1958
pastel, gouache, watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite on vellum.
Client: General Electric Company Designed by Richard Arbib
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Perspective for clock radio, featuring larger speaker enclosure on left hand side and smaller tuning and clock enclosure on right hand side. Speaker features a concave "v"-shaped grill with brass band surround and "Musiphonic" script at lower right. Tuning and volume knobs feature are white with brass inserts. Three clock control knobs in white. Clock hands in brass with blue insert.
Drawing, Design for Tube Radio with Speaker on Top, for Crosley Radio Corporation, ca. 1955
pastel, gouache, pen and black ink, graphite, on green paper.
Client: Crosley Radio Corporation Office of Anders-Orr & Associates,Inc
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Cylindrical green radio featuring speaker baffle at top of cabinet and tuning and volume knobs on side panel. A Crosley scrift in yellow found below control knobs.
Drawing, Design for Tube Radio with Center Dial, Crosley Radio Corporation, ca. 1950
Pastel, some stencilled, white gouache, on tracing paper.
Designed by Anders-Orr & Associates,Inc Manufactured by Crosley Radio Corporation
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White molded case vacuum tube radio featuring center pointer dial for tuner, flanked by volume and tuning control knobs. Design is reminiscent of automobile dashboards of the era. Knobs, center dial pointer and bezel feature chrome-like surface. Dial appears to be clear lucite with reverse painting.
Drawing, Design for Rectangular Radio, Crosley Radio Corporation, ca. 1955
pastel, gouache, pen and black ink, graphite on green paper.
Client: Crosley Radio Corporation Office of Anders-Orr & Associates,Inc
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Rectangular radio design featuring front speaker with horizontal grill at top and two rows of cubes at bottom. Right hand side of radio features tuning knob and volume control.
Drawing, Design for Musaphonic Clock Radio on Legs, in green, General Electric, 1958
Gouache, brown watercolor, gray pastel, graphite on vellum.
Richard Arbib Client: General Electric Company
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Prespective drawing of green clock radio featuring towering speaker enclosure, small enclosed tuning dial on left, and small enclosed clock on right. Features central leg support, possibly a tripod, likely chrome. Lucite "Musaphonic" badge between tuning and clock, and General Electric badge in center of speaker enclosure. Tuning features two brass knobs. Clock features three white knobs.
via https://collection.cooperhewitt.org
Drawing, Design for Visionette Portable Television, 1947
Brush and watercolor, gouache, collaged printed image on blue-gray wove paper.
Designed by Richard Arbib
A depiction of a portable television set in lower half of sheet on blue-gray ground. Television has upright rectangular shape with a with white metal or plastic body with blue base, feet, and top. Two large conically shaped gold dials, one above the other on narrow upper right side. A pop-up screen, encased in blue metal or plastic, shows woman's face. Screen is surmounted by a streamlined handle from which projects a chrome antenae with three cross bars of graduated length from top to bottom. Light reflects off the antenae on the vertical stem and on the lowest of the three cross bars producing white star-like highlights.
Drawing, Design for Musaphonic L-Shaped Clock Radio on Legs, in Yellow, General Electric, 1958
pastel, gouache, watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite on vellum.
Client: General Electric Company Designed by Richard Arbib
Perspective rendering of General Electric "L"-shaped "Musiphonic" clock radio with yellow case, black linear dial, four pointed brass-capped legs. Clock with three knobs on left side of case upper, featuring only a "9" and "3" for the clock dial. GE symbol on lower, center part of case, flanked by the words "General" and "Electric." Tuning and volume knobs on right-hand horizontal section of cabinet/grill enclosure for speaker.
Drawing, Design for Musaphonic Clock Radio, in Blue, General Electric, 1958
pastel, gouache, watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite on vellum.
Client: General Electric Company Designed by Richard Arbib
Perspective for clock radio, featuring larger speaker enclosure on left hand side and smaller tuning and clock enclosure on right hand side. Speaker features a concave "v"-shaped grill with brass band surround and "Musiphonic" script at lower right. Tuning and volume knobs feature are white with brass inserts. Three clock control knobs in white. Clock hands in brass with blue insert.
Drawing, Design for Tube Radio with Speaker on Top, for Crosley Radio Corporation, ca. 1955
pastel, gouache, pen and black ink, graphite, on green paper.
Client: Crosley Radio Corporation Office of Anders-Orr & Associates,Inc
Cylindrical green radio featuring speaker baffle at top of cabinet and tuning and volume knobs on side panel. A Crosley scrift in yellow found below control knobs.
Drawing, Design for Tube Radio with Center Dial, Crosley Radio Corporation, ca. 1950
Pastel, some stencilled, white gouache, on tracing paper.
Designed by Anders-Orr & Associates,Inc Manufactured by Crosley Radio Corporation
White molded case vacuum tube radio featuring center pointer dial for tuner, flanked by volume and tuning control knobs. Design is reminiscent of automobile dashboards of the era. Knobs, center dial pointer and bezel feature chrome-like surface. Dial appears to be clear lucite with reverse painting.
Drawing, Design for Rectangular Radio, Crosley Radio Corporation, ca. 1955
pastel, gouache, pen and black ink, graphite on green paper.
Client: Crosley Radio Corporation Office of Anders-Orr & Associates,Inc
Rectangular radio design featuring front speaker with horizontal grill at top and two rows of cubes at bottom. Right hand side of radio features tuning knob and volume control.
Drawing, Design for Musaphonic Clock Radio on Legs, in green, General Electric, 1958
Gouache, brown watercolor, gray pastel, graphite on vellum.
Richard Arbib Client: General Electric Company
Prespective drawing of green clock radio featuring towering speaker enclosure, small enclosed tuning dial on left, and small enclosed clock on right. Features central leg support, possibly a tripod, likely chrome. Lucite "Musaphonic" badge between tuning and clock, and General Electric badge in center of speaker enclosure. Tuning features two brass knobs. Clock features three white knobs.
via https://collection.cooperhewitt.org