II.128 Squid Chair No. 1, 1966 (88)

Sculpture

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Wendell Castle Archives

Name/Title

II.128 Squid Chair No. 1, 1966 (88)

Entry/Object ID

sc.0176.0088.1966

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Cherry

Collection

Chairs, 1960s

Cataloged By

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Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wendell Castle

Role

Artist

Date made

1966

Time Period

1960s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Transcription

W.C. 66

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.128

Number Type

Studio Number

Other Number

88

Dimensions

Height

30 in

Width

36 in

Depth

65 in

Height

76.2 cm

Width

91.4 cm

Depth

165.1 cm

Colors

Color

Brown

Color Notes

Light to medium brown with yellow undertones.

Inventory

Inventoried By

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Inventoried Date

Jul 17, 2026

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Private Collection

Notes

Private collection in Vermont.

Exhibition

Handcrafted Furniture by Wendell Castle—New York Debut

General Notes

Note Type

Literature

Note

Wendell Castle and David Edman, The Wendell Castle Book of Wood Lamination (New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1980). Alastair Gordon, Wendell Castle: Wandering Forms–Works from 1959-1979 (New York: Gregory R. Miller & Co., 2012). Thomas Simpson, Fantasy Furniture: Design and Decoration (New York: Reinhold, 1968). "Wendell Castle," Arts Magazine (May 1968). "Wendell Castle," Mobilia (Copenhagen) (August 1968). "What's New in Art," Cue (April 20, 1967).

Created By

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Create Date

July 17, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

October 8, 2026