II.186 Nancy's Chopping Block, c. 1972

Sculpture

Wendell Castle Archives

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

sc.0235.1972

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Maple

Collection

Chopping Blocks, 1970s

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wendell Castle

Role

Artist

Date made

circa 1972

Time Period

1970s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Transcription

WC 72

Type

Inscription

Location

Carved into the table's side.

Transcription

Nancy

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.186

Dimensions

Height

37 in

Width

28 in

Depth

29 in

Height

94 cm

Width

71.1 cm

Depth

73.7 cm

Color

Brown

Inventory

Inventoried By

[email protected]

Inventoried Date

Aug 28, 2026

Exhibitions

Objects for Preparing Food

Paley/Castle

Fendrick Objects Number 1

General Notes

Note Type

Literature

Note

Barbaralee Diamonstein, Handmade in America: Conversations with Fourteen Craftsmasters (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1983). Fairtree Gallery, Paley/Castle, exhibition catalogue (New York: Fairtree Gallery, 1973). National Collection of Fine Arts, Objects for Preparing Food, exhibition catalogue (Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1972).

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

August 28, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

August 28, 2026