Desk and Bookcase
Ladislaus Zdzieblowski
American, 1857–1929
Though writing and sending postcards may be an act of faith, artists have used the personal and accessible medium to great effect.
Ruins and Rebirth
100 Years of Arts of Asia
Lladislaus Zdzieblowski
190.5 × 149.8 × 67.3 cm (75 × 59 × 26 1/2 in.)
Gift of the family of Irene M. Groenier in her memory
Sharon Darling, "Chicago Furniture: Art, Craft & Industry," (Chicago historical Society, 1984) p. 203 (ill.).
Marvin D. Schwartz, "It's Growing! Chicago's American Wing," Arts and Antiques Weekly, June 29, 1990, 1, 76–8, (ill.)
Judith A. Barter and Monica Obniski, "For Kith and Kin: The Folk Art Collection at the Art Institute of Chicago," (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago/Yale University Press, 2012) no. 49.
Fall-Front Desk, c. 1810
Cylinder Desk and Bookcase, 1800/10
Artist unknown
Desk, 1937/39
Secretary Cabinet, c. 1775
David Roentgen
Desk, 1908
Slant-Front Desk, 1745/49
Jacques Dubois
Slant-Front Desk, c. 1720
Heinrich Ludwig Rohde
Paldao "Ectoplastic" Desk (No. 4106), c. 1940
"Action Office" Wall-Mounted Desk, 1964
Desk and Bookcase, 1750/70
Cylinder Desk, 1785/93
John Bankston
Felix Huntington