II.169 Small Desk with Drawer, 1964 (173)

Sculpture

Wendell Castle Archives

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

sc.0218.0173.1964

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Cherry

Collection

Desks, 1960s

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wendell Castle

Role

Artist

Date made

1964

Time Period

1960s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Transcription

WC 64

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.169

Number Type

Studio Number

Other Number

173

Dimensions

Height

34-1/2 in

Width

37 in

Depth

32 in

Height

87.6 cm

Width

94 cm

Depth

81.3 cm

Colors

Color

Brown

Color Notes

Medium to dark brown with orange undertones.

Inventory

Inventoried By

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Inventoried Date

Aug 12, 2026

Relationships

Related Entries

Entry

II.106 Bench, 1963

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Private Collection

Notes

Private collection in Virginia.

Exhibition

The American Craftsman

General Notes

Note Type

Literature

Note

"Distinctively American," Home Furnishings Daily (New York, NY), May 21, 1964. Pat Morrow, "Furniture Wins Awards," Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY), September 30, 1964. "Wood," Craft Horizons (May/June 1964).

Note Type

Comments

Note

This desk was made with an accompanying Bench, II.106.

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

August 12, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

August 12, 2026