II.112 Alpha Chair, 1964 (23)

Sculpture

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Wendell Castle Archives

Name/Title

II.112 Alpha Chair, 1964 (23)

Entry/Object ID

sc.0153.0023.1964

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Zebrawood

Collection

Chairs, 1960s

Cataloged By

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Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wendell Castle

Role

Artist

Date made

1964

Time Period

1960s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Transcription

W.C. 1964

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.112

Number Type

Studio Number

Other Number

23

Dimensions

Height

27 in

Width

20 in

Depth

19 in

Height

68.6 cm

Width

50.8 cm

Depth

48.3 cm

Colors

Color

Brown, Green, Black

Color Notes

Black zebrawood stripes on a brown and green-tinted base.

Inventory

Inventoried By

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Inventoried Date

Jun 16, 2026

Relationships

Related Entries

Entry

II.121 Three-Legged Chair, 1965 (22)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Harold Brennan

Place

Town

Webster

State/Province

New York

Provenance Detail

Jennifer Brennan French

Place

State/Province

New Mexico

Exhibitions

York State Craft Fair
Designed by Wendell Castle
Wendell Castle, Wharton Esherick, Sam Maloof, Marcello Grassmann
Mankato Invitational
Woodenworks: Furniture Objects by Five Contemporary Craftsmen

General Notes

Note Type

Literature

Note

Jane Adler, "Furnishings That Fit Human Shape May Find Home Away from Office," Sunday Journal (Providence, RI), October 6, 1985. Arthur C. Danto, Peter T. Joseph, and Emma T. Cobb, Angel Chairs: New Work by Wendell Castle (New York: Peter Joseph Gallery, 1991). Minnesota Museum of Art, Woodenworks: Furniture Objects by Five Contemporary Craftsmen: George Nakashima, Sam Maloof, Wharton Esherick, Arthur Espenet Carpenter, Wendell Castle, exhibition catalogue (St. Paul: Minnesota Museum of Art, 1972). Anne Ogden, "Designing Their Own Lifestyle," House Beautiful (June 1973). Davira S. Taragin, Edward S. Cooke, Jr., and Joseph Giovannini, Furniture by Wendell Castle (New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1989). Nell Znamierowski, "Exhibitions: York State Craft Fair," Craft Horizons, September-October 1965.

Note Type

Comments

Note

Castle has made several versions of Alpha Chair, variously with four or three legs.

Created By

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Create Date

June 16, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

June 29, 2026