Sam Maloof
Desk

Desk

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Desk
Desk
ArtistAmerican, 1916–2009
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Desk
Date1975
PlaceUnited States
MediumWalnut
DimensionsOverall: 29 1/2 × 72 × 36 in. (74.9 × 182.9 × 91.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2010.2087.A-.K
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Mr. and Mrs. Peter Williams, Fairfield, Iowa, 1987; [Sotheby's, New York, NCECA Benefit Auction, March 13, 1998, lot 42]; Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle; purchased by MFAH, 2010.
Exhibition History"Beyond Craft: Decorative Arts from the Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 23–May 26, 2014; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, September 6, 2014–February 22, 2015; Canton Museum of Art, Ohio, August 27–October 25, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.B & .C: One hinged drawer panel/writing surface impressed with "1" and the other with "2".

.D & .E: One narrow central drawer impressed with "1" on the right panel, and the other impressed with "2", both with the same number written in pencil near the mark.

.F-.K: All six larger drawers impressed with a number (1-6) on the right panel, most with the same number written in pencil on top of it, or near by.

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