II.149 Zephyr Chair, 1973 (27)

Sculpture

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Wendell Castle Archives

Name/Title

II.149 Zephyr Chair, 1973 (27)

Entry/Object ID

sc.0197.0027.1973

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Walnut

Collection

Chairs, 1970s

Cataloged By

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Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wendell Castle

Role

Artist

Date made

1973

Time Period

1970s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Transcription

WC 73

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.149

Number Type

Studio Number

Other Number

27

Colors

Color

Brown

Color Notes

Dark brown with gray undertones and the occasional lighter area.

Inventory

Inventoried By

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Inventoried Date

Aug 6, 2026

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Wendell Castle and Nancy Jurs

Place

County

Scottsville

State/Province

New York

Provenance Detail

Unknown

Exhibition

Paley/Castle

General Notes

Note Type

Literature

Note

Arthur C. Danto, Peter T. Joseph, and Emma T. Cobb, Angel Chairs: New Work by Wendell Castle (New York: Peter Joseph Gallery, 1991). Fairtree Gallery, Paley/Castle, exhibition catalogue (New York: Fairtree Gallery, 1973). Jamie Miller, "The Castle's Castle," Upstate New York Sunday magazine (Democrat and Chronicle) (Rochester, NY), May 25, 1975. Davira S. Taragin, Edward S. Cooke, Jr., and Joseph Giovannini, Furniture by Wendell Castle (New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1980).

Note Type

Comments

Note

Several versions of Zephyr Chair exist. Each one is unique as the back and the seat are hand-sculpted. Castle used it frequently for sets of chairs, particularly for dining. See Zephyr Chairs, III.117 and Zephyr Rocker, III.140 for variations.

Created By

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Create Date

August 6, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

October 8, 2026