Name/Title
II.170 Desk, 1964 (155)Entry/Object ID
sc.0219.0155.1964Type of Sculpture
Free StandingCollection
Desks, 1960sMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Wendell CastleRole
ArtistDate made
1964Time Period
1960sInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
SignatureLocation
On the underside of its desktop.Transcription
WC 64Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Catalogue Raisonné NumberOther Number
II.170Number Type
Studio NumberOther Number
155Dimensions
Height
33-1/2 inWidth
67 inDepth
28 inHeight
85.1 cmWidth
170.2 cmDepth
71.1 cmColors
Color
BrownColor Notes
Shades of medium to dark brown with red undertones.Inventory
Inventoried Date
Aug 12, 2026Provenance
Provenance Detail
Private CollectionNotes
Private collection in Illinois.Exhibition
The Faculty CollectsGeneral Notes
Note Type
LiteratureNote
Norman E. Magden, The Faculty Collects: An Exhibition of Artworks Collected by the Faculty at Northern Illinois University in Dekalb (Dekalb, IL: University Center Gallery, 1969).
Jean Walrath, "Designs for Future Living or Curio Collections?" Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY), 1978.Create Date
August 12, 2026Update Date
August 12, 2026