II.123 Chair with Table, 1965 (92)

Sculpture

Wendell Castle Archives

Name/Title

II.123 Chair with Table, 1965 (92)

Entry/Object ID

sc.0171.0092.1965

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Cherry

Collection

Chairs, Tables, 1960s

Cataloged By

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Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wendell Castle

Role

Artist

Date made

1965

Time Period

1960s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Transcription

WC 65

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.123

Number Type

Studio Number

Other Number

Dimensions

Height

32-1/4 in

Width

63 in

Depth

37 in

Height

81.9 cm

Width

160 cm

Depth

94 cm

Color

Brown

Inventory

Inventoried By

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Inventoried Date

Jul 14, 2026

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Wendell Castle and Nancy Jurs

Place

County

Scottsville

State/Province

New York

Exhibitions

Fantasy Furniture

Wendell Castle, Beaumont-May Gallery

The American Craftsmen's International Exhibition

Wendell Castle: Wandering Forms–Works from 1959-1979

General Notes

Note Type

Literature

Note

American Craftsmen's Council: Fantasy Furniture, exhibition catalogue (New York: Museum of Contemporary Crafts of the American Craftsmen's Council, 1966). Helen Giambruni, "Wendell Castle," Craft Horizons (September/October 1968). Howard Graff, "Three Designers: Rising Stars," House Beautiful (July 1966). Henry Art Gallery, The American Craftsmen's Invitation Exhibition, exhibition catalogue (Seattle: University of Washington, 1968). George O'Brien, "New Uncrafty Crafts," Art in America (May 1966). Marian Page, "Fantasy Furniture," Interiors (February 1966). Barbara Plumb, "Form Follows Fantasy," New York Times Magazine (January 23, 1966). "Wendell Castle," Mobilia (Copenhagen) (August 1968). "'Whimsical Furniture' Furniture on Exhibit at Gallery," Dartmouth Summer News, July 5, 1966. Irwin Whitaker, Crafts and Craftsmen (Dallas: W.C. Brown, 1967).

Note Type

Comments

Note

Castle designed Chair with Table to bolt into the floor for structural support.

Created By

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Create Date

July 14, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

October 8, 2026