II.132 Baker Two-Seaters, 1966 (206)

Sculpture

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Wendell Castle Archives

Name/Title

II.132 Baker Two-Seaters, 1966 (206)

Entry/Object ID

sc.0180.0206.1966

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

White oak

Collection

Benches, 1960s

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wendell Castle

Role

Artist

Date made

1966

Time Period

1960s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

On the underside of the seat.

Transcription

W.C.

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.132

Number Type

Studio Number

Other Number

206

Dimensions

Height

28-5/8 in

Width

54-3/8 in

Depth

22 in

Height

57.5 cm

Width

138.1 cm

Depth

55.9 cm

Colors

Color

Brown

Color Notes

Light brown wood with darker accents.

Inventory

Inventoried By

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Inventoried Date

Jul 17, 2026

Relationships

Related Entries

Entry

II.133 Baker Dining Chairs, 1967 (85)
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II.181 Baker Dining Table, 1966 (158)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Douglas and Ann Baker

Place

City

Rochester

State/Province

New York

Provenance Detail

Memorial Art Gallery

Place

City

Rochester

State/Province

New York

Provenance Detail

Maurice R. and Maxine B. Forman Fund

Provenance Detail

Unknown

Notes

Maurice R. and Maxine B. Forman Fund acc. no. 2002.2.

Exhibition

Wendell Castle in Rochester

General Notes

Note Type

Literature

Note

Helen Giambruni, "Wendell Castle," Craft Horizons (September/October 1968). Alastair Gordon, Wendell Castle: Wandering Forms–Works from 1959-1979 (New York: Gregory R. Miller & Co., 2012). Dorothy Kamm, "Castle's Fantasy Furniture," Nit & Wit: Chicago's Art Magazine (May/June 1983). "Limber Timber," Newsweek (May 13, 1968). "Wendell Castle," Mobilia (Copenhagen) (August 1968). Donald Willcox, Wood Design (New York: Watson-Guptill, 1968).

Note Type

Comments

Note

The two Two-Seaters were part of a dining suite commission for Douglas and Ann Baker. They accompany Baker Dining Table, II.181, which incorporates a lamp, and four Baker Dining Chairs, II.133.

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

July 17, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

October 8, 2026