II.15 Big M, 1971 (205)

Sculpture

Wendell Castle Archives

Name/Title

II.15 Big M, 1971 (205)

Entry/Object ID

sc.0048.0205.1971

Description

A smooth and curving sculpture, shaped like the letter “m.”

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Gel-coated fiberglass, Automobile paint, Wire, Steel Tubing

Collection

Sculptures, 1970s

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wendell Castle

Role

Artist

Date made

1971

Time Period

1970s

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.15

Number Type

Studio Number

Other Number

205

Dimensions

Height

84 in

Width

158 in

Depth

58 in

Height

213.4 cm

Width

401.3 cm

Depth

147.3 cm

Colors

Color

Red

Color Notes

A glossy sculpture in a red/blood orange shade.

Inventory

Inventoried By

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Inventoried Date

May 29, 2026

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Marine Midland Bank

Place

City

Rochester

State/Province

New York

Provenance Detail

Charles Burchfield Center, Buffalo State College

Place

City

Buffalo

State/Province

New York

Provenance Detail

Wendell Castle and Nancy Jurs

Place

County

Scottsville

State/Province

New York

Exhibition

Wendell Castle: Wandering Forms–Works from 1959-1979

General Notes

Note Type

Literature

Note

Alastair Gordon, Wendell Castle: Wandering Forms—1959-1979 (New York: Gregory R. Miller & Co., 2012). "National Community Arts Program," (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1972). Ron Netsky, "Wendell Castle: Crossing the Line That Separated Craftwork from Artwork," Upstate New York Sunday magazine (Democrat and Chronicle) (Rochester, NY), July 6, 1986.

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

May 29, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 8, 2026