II.102 Rocker, 1963 (2)

Sculpture

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Wendell Castle Archives

Name/Title

II.102 Rocker, 1963 (2)

Entry/Object ID

sc.0143.0002.1963

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Walnut, Leather

Collection

Chairs, 1960s

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wendell Castle

Role

Artist

Date made

1963

Time Period

1960s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Date

Location

On the front stretcher.

Transcription

1963

Type

Signature

Location

On the underside of its seat.

Transcription

W.C.

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.102

Number Type

Studio Number

Other Number

2

Dimensions

Height

33 in

Width

29 in

Depth

48 in

Height

83.8 cm

Width

73.7 cm

Depth

121.9 cm

Colors

Color

Brown, Black

Color Notes

A dark brown frame and black leather seat.

Inventory

Inventoried By

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Inventoried Date

Jun 15, 2026

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Mr. John and Mrs. Laila Pearsall

Place

City

Richmond

State/Province

Virginia

Notes

Gifted to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2000. Acc. no. 2000.77.

Exhibitions

Wendell Castle: Recent Furniture
American Craftsman/1965: Festival of Contemporary Arts
Furniture by Wendell Castle

General Notes

Note Type

Literature

Note

Alastair Gordon, Wendell Castle: Wandering Forms—1959-1979 (New York: Gregory R. Miller & Co., 2012). Davira S. Taragin, Edward S. Cooke, Jr., and Joseph Giovannini, Furniture by Wendell Castle (New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1989).

Note Type

Comments

Note

According to the artist, another version was made with no date carved into the front stretcher.

Created By

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Create Date

June 15, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

June 15, 2026