II.157 Alison High Chair, 1974 (124)

Sculpture

Wendell Castle Archives

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

sc.0205.0124.1974

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Cherry

Collection

Chairs, 1970s

Cataloged By

[email protected]

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.157

Number Type

Studio Number

Other Number

124

Dimensions

Height

29 in

Width

21 in

Depth

23 in

Height

73.7 cm

Width

53.3 cm

Depth

58.4 cm

Colors

Color

Brown

Color Notes

Dark brown with subtle red undertones.

Inventory

Inventoried By

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Inventoried Date

Aug 7, 2026

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Wendell Castle and Nancy Jurs

Place

County

Scottsville

State/Province

New York

Exhibition

The Art of the Chair: Western New York Furniture Design

General Notes

Note Type

Literature

Note

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

Note Type

Comments

Note

At least four other chairs in this model were commissioned by clients. On each one, the child's name is carved into the back of the crest rail.

Created By

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Create Date

August 7, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

August 7, 2026