II.118 In God We Trust, 1964 (112)

Sculpture

Wendell Castle Archives

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

sc.0159.0112.1964

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Oak, Leather

Collection

Chairs, 1960s

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wendell Castle

Role

Artist

Date made

1964

Time Period

1960s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Transcription

W.C. 64

Type

Inscription

Location

In front, directly under the seat.

Transcription

IN GOD WE TRUST

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.118

Number Type

Studio Number

Other Number

112

Dimensions

Height

42-1/2 in

Width

28-1/2 in

Depth

48 in

Height

107.9 cm

Width

72.4 cm

Depth

121.9 cm

Colors

Color

Beige, Black

Color Notes

A light beige oak frame and black leather seat.

Inventory

Inventoried By

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Inventoried Date

Jun 29, 2026

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Wendell Castle and Nancy Jurs

Place

County

Scottsville

State/Province

New York

Provenance Detail

George Lindemann

Place

City

Miami Beach

State/Province

Florida

Exhibitions

The American Craftsman

Craftsmen Beyond New England

Exhibition

1965 Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition

Notes

This work and Blanket Chest, II.49 were included in the 1965 Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition that won Castle the Jurors' Show Award.

General Notes

Note Type

Literature

Note

Alastair Gordon, Wendell Castle: Wandering Forms—Works from 1959-1979 (New York: Gregory R. Miller & Co., 2012). Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, 1965 Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition, exhibition catalogue (Rochester, NY: University of Rochester, 1965). "Wood," Craft Horizons (June 1966).

Created By

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Create Date

June 29, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

June 29, 2026