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Magician's Birthday

A work made of ebonized cherry, rosewood, and gold-plated brass.

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  • A work made of ebonized cherry, rosewood, and gold-plated brass.

Date:

1984

Artist:

Wendell Castle
American, 1932–2018

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Wendell Castle

Title

Magician's Birthday

Place

Scottsville (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1984

Medium

Ebonized cherry, rosewood, and gold-plated brass

Dimensions

233.7 × 54.6 × 54.6 cm (91 × 21 1/2 × 21 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

J. Peter McCormick Fund

Reference Number

1991.38

Extended information about this artwork

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