II.18 Zipper Chair, 1969 (113)

Sculpture

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Wendell Castle Archives

Name/Title

II.18 Zipper Chair, 1969 (113)

Entry/Object ID

sc.0051.0113.1969

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Vinyl, Foam

Collection

Chairs, 1960s

Cataloged By

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Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wendell Castle

Role

Artist

Date made

1969

Time Period

1960s

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.18

Number Type

Studio Number

Other Number

113

Dimensions

Height

36 in

Width

44 in

Depth

29 in

Height

91.4 cm

Width

111.8 cm

Depth

73.7 cm

Colors

Color

Black, Copper

Color Notes

A black leather chair with dark, copper-colored zippers at every seam.

Inventory

Inventoried By

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Inventoried Date

May 29, 2026

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Wendell Castle and Nancy Jurs

Place

County

Scottsville

State/Province

New York

General Notes

Note Type

Literature

Note

Alastair Gordon, Wendell Castle: Wandering Forms—1959-1979 (New York: Gregory R. Miller & Co., 2012). Jamie Miller, "Castle's Castle," Upstate New York Sunday magazine (Democrat and Chronicle) (Rochester, NY), May 25, 1975. Anne Ogden, "Designing Their Own Lifestyle," House Beautiful (June 1973).

Created By

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Create Date

May 29, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

October 8, 2026