Desk with Clock II

Wendell Castle, Desk with Clock II, 1991, ebonized mahogany, coachwood, patinated bronze, quartz movement and leather, (closed): 37 1⁄2 x 54 x 21 in. (95.3 x 137.2 x 53.3 cm) (open): 50 1⁄4 x 54 x 40 in. (127.7 x 137.2 x 101.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Peter T. Joseph, 1998.34.1

Artwork Details

Title
Desk with Clock II
Artist
Date
1991
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
(closed): 37 1⁄2 x 54 x 21 in. (95.3 x 137.2 x 53.3 cm) (open): 50 1⁄4 x 54 x 40 in. (127.7 x 137.2 x 101.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Peter T. Joseph
Mediums
Mediums Description
ebonized mahogany, coachwood, patinated bronze, quartz movement and leather
Classifications
Object Number
1998.34.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1998.34.1

Works by this artist (2 items)

Christy Oates, Crane Chair, 2009, maple veneer on Baltic birch plywood with bungee cord, acrylic paint, wood dyes, and finish, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Leon and Miriam Ellsworth in honor of the fortieth anniversary of the Renwick Gallery, 2012.62A-B, © 2009, Christy Oates
Crane Chair
Artist
Date2009
maple veneer on Baltic birch plywood with bungee cord, acrylic paint, wood dyes, and finish
Not on view
Christy Oates, Mosquito Lamp, 2012, maple veneer on Baltic birch plywood with bungee cord, metal, acrylic paint, wood dyes, metallic vinyl, acrylic, LED bulb, DC to AC driver, and epoxy, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Myra and Stephen Kurzbard, 2012.61, © 2012, Christy Oates
Mosquito Lamp
Artist
Date2012
maple veneer on Baltic birch plywood with bungee cord, metal, acrylic paint, wood dyes, metallic vinyl, acrylic, LED bulb, DC to AC driver, and epoxy
Not on view

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