# Desk [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [WRIGHT, Frank Lloyd]() - Date: 1851-1900 - Technique: Oak, 145 x 102 x 61 cm ## Commentary Frank Lloyd Wright considered the Avery Coonley House in Riverside, Illinois, to be one of his most successful projects. He designed everything in the house, including the carpets, table service, and linens, and, according to one anecdote, "even some of Mrs. Coonley's dresses to harmonize with the interiors." This desk, made for the home's rear guest room, reflects the intersecting geometric forms and broad cantilever of its exterior architecture. Wright collaborated on this desk with Milwaukee interior designer George Mann Niedecken, who initially worked for the architect in 1904. Although the feet mouldings are more typical of Niedecken's designs, he likely worked from Wright's own sketches to complete the desk. ## Related artworks - [Armchair]() - [Avery Coonley House: dining room]() - [Avery Coonley House: front façade]() - [Avery Coonley House: garden area]() - [Avery Coonley House: living room]() - [Avery Coonley House: living room]() - [Avery Coonley House: primary bedroom]() - [Avery Coonley House: view from the garden]() - [Darwin D. Martin House: front]() - [Dining chair]() - [Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio: exterior view]() - [Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio: lounge]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()