II.131 Executive Chair, 1974 (21A)

Sculpture

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Wendell Castle Archives

Name/Title

II.131 Executive Chair, 1974 (21A)

Entry/Object ID

sc.0179.0021a.1974

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Walnut, Leather, Casters

Collection

Chairs, 1970s

Cataloged By

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Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wendell Castle

Role

Artist

Date made

1974

Time Period

1970s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Transcription

WC 74

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.131

Number Type

Studio Number

Other Number

21A

Dimensions

Height

28-1/2 in

Width

24 in

Depth

25 in

Height

72.4 cm

Width

61 cm

Depth

63.5 cm

Colors

Color

Brown, Tan

Color Notes

Dark brown wood with lighter accents. The seat is tan leather.

Inventory

Inventoried By

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Inventoried Date

Jul 17, 2026

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Rossella Colombari

Place

Country

Italy

Provenance Detail

Unknown

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). Jamie Miller, "The Castle's Castle," Upstate New York Sunday magazine (Democrat and Chronicle) (Rochester, NY) May 25, 1975.

Note Type

Comments

Note

The chair was made to accompany Executive Desk, II.230.

Created By

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Create Date

July 17, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

October 8, 2026