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| Title | "Radio Nurse" shortwave radio transmitter |
| Artist | Isamu Noguchi ; Zenith Radio Coporation (electrical components) ; Kurz-Kasch, Inc. (housing) ; Chicago Molded Products Corp. (housing) |
| Date | 1937 |
| Institution | Minneapolis Institute of Arts |
| Location | Not on view. |
| Medium: | Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Industrial Design | Bakelite, enameled metal, electrical components |
| Size: | 10 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (26.04 x 15.88 x 14.61 cm) (without mount) |
| Style: | 20th century |
| Inscriptions: | Mark On back: [Zenith/RADIO NURSE...(obscured by mount)] |
| Physical Description: | ovoid shaped; horizontal indentations across front; horizontal "handle" at bottom at back; dial at bottom on back; dark brown; attached to black metal mount |
| Credit: | Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of funds from Dolly J. Fiterman |
| Accession Number: | 2003.91 |
| Rights: | © Estate of Isamu Noguchi / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York |
| Artist: | Isamu Noguchi, American, 1904-1988 |
| Role: | Designer |
| Nationality: | American |
| Life Dates: | American, 1904-1988 |
| Artist: | Zenith Radio Coporation, Chicago, c. 1938-1941 |
| Role: | Manufacturer |
| Nationality: |
| Life Dates: | Chicago, c. 1938-1941 |
| Artist: | Kurz-Kasch, Inc., Dayton, Ohio |
| Role: | Manufacturer |
| Nationality: | American |
| Life Dates: | Dayton, Ohio |
| Artist: | Chicago Molded Products Corp., Chicago |
| Role: | Manufacturer |
| Nationality: |
| Life Dates: | Chicago |
| Added to Site: | February 28, 2009 |
