Desk and chair Designer: Donald Judd (American, 1928–1994)

1981

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Hume Furniture Study

As with Donald Judd's Minimalist sculptures, this desk and chair rely upon repeated geometric forms and industrial materials. The dimensions of the commercially available pine boards dictate the scale of the elements, and the only decoration is the play of light and shadow across the exposed wood grain. Judd had many of his furniture designs professionally manufactured, but this desk and chair is one of only four that were handmade at Judd's studio in Marfa, Texas.

Medium

Pine

Dimensions

Desk: 30 × 48 × 33 in. (76.2 × 121.92 × 83.82 cm)
Chair: 29 × 13 3/4 × 13 in. (73.66 × 34.925 × 33.02 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Dudley and Michael Del Balso, B.A. 1966

Accession Number

2007.139.1.1-.2

Geography

Made in Marfa, Texas

Culture

American

Period

20th century

Classification

Furniture

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
1981, made by Donald Judd, Marfa, TX; 1982-83 lent to "De Stijl: 1917-1931, Visions of Utopia" exhibition; 1983 given by Judd to Dudley Del Balso, New York; 2007 donated to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions, July 1, 2007–June 30, 2008," in "Recent Acquisitions," special issue, Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2008), 171–72, ill
Object copyright
© Artist/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY.
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Additional information

Object/Work type

chairs, desks

Inscriptions

Inscribed in pencil on underside of desk: "Design by Don Judd / made by Celedonio Mediano / Nov. 81"\r\nInscribed in pencil on underside of chair: "Design by Donald Judd / made by Celedonio Mediano / Nov. 81"

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