II.12 Molar Floor Lamp II, 1969

Sculpture

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Wendell Castle Archives

Name/Title

II.12 Molar Floor Lamp II, 1969

Entry/Object ID

sc.0045.1969

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Gel-coated fiberglass, Glass, Vinyl

Collection

Lamps, 1960s

Cataloged By

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Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wendell Castle

Role

Artist

Date made

1969

Time Period

1960s

Edition

Edition Number

2

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Transcription

Wendell Castle 1969

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.12

Dimensions

Height

46 in

Width

29 in

Depth

27 in

Height

116.8 cm

Width

73.7 cm

Depth

73.7 cm

Colors

Color

White

Color Notes

A glossy, all-white structure topped with a translucent, clear-white bulb.

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Wendell Castle and Nancy Jurs

Place

County

Scottsville

State/Province

New York

Provenance Detail

Evan Snyderman and Zesty Meyers

Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Provenance Detail

Unknown

Exhibitions

AutoPlastic: Wendell Castle 1968-1973
Wendell Castle: Wandering Forms–Works from 1959-1979

General Notes

Note Type

Literature

Note

Donald Albrecht, AutoPlastic: Wendell Castle, 1968-1973, exhibition catalogue (New York: R 20th Century, 2004). Alastair Gordon, Wendell Castle: Wandering Forms—1959-1979 (New York: Gregory R. Miller & Co., 2012). Carolyn Mayer, People Who Make Things: How American Craftsmen Live and Work (New York: Atheneum, 1975).

Note Type

Comments

Note

Molar Floor Lamp II was offered as an edition by Wendell Castle Associates in I yellow and I white.

Created By

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Create Date

May 29, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

June 2, 2026