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Nickel Bookends by Russel Wright. 1925.

Nickel Bookends by Russel Wright in 1925

The American Designers Gallery, 145 West 57th Street, featured nickel book ends by Russel [sic] Wright and wicker furniture with an ultramarine blue permatex cushion and aluminum tube legs by Donald Deskey. No photo of either mentions was shown.

A ROUND OF GALLERIES :Summer Shows Offer Varied Fare--Lou Osborne's Curlicues--Other Work Shown
By LLOYD GOODRICH.. New York Times (1857-Current file) New York, N.Y.:May 26, 1929. (1 pp.)