Long Island Railroad Double Deck Cars Color Scheme
Raymond Loewy
(American, born in France, 1893–1986)
about 1946
Medium/TechniqueGraphite, opaque watercolor, crayon
DimensionsFramed: 66 x 59.7 cm (26 x 23 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession number2016.733
ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsLabel: DESIGNED BY RAYMOND LOEWY ASSOCIATES/580 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK 19, N.Y./LONG ISLAND RAILROAD DOUBLE DECK CARS/COLOR SCHEME./A
Additional label: RETURN TO THE/MECHANICAL ENGINEER – P.R.R./ROOM 515, 15 NO. 32 ST./PHILADELPHIA, PA./REFER TO THIS COLOR CHART AS NO. 47 #/69ProvenanceBefore 2015, Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf, Chestnut Hill, MA; 2016, gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 9, 2016)