II.189 Serpent Table, 1967 (72)

Name/Title

II.189 Serpent Table, 1967 (72)

Entry/Object ID

sc.0238.0072.1967

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

White oak

Collection

Tables, 1960s

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wendell Castle

Role

Artist

Date made

1967

Time Period

1960s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Transcription

WC 1967

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.189

Number Type

Studio Number

Other Number

72

Dimensions

Height

18 in

Depth

18-1/2 in

Length

73 in

Height

45.7 cm

Depth

46.9 cm

Length

185.4 cm

Colors

Color

Brown

Color Notes

Shades of light to medium brown with yellow undertones.

Inventory

Inventoried By

[email protected]

Inventoried Date

Sep 3, 2026

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Wendell Castle and Nancy Jurs

Place

County

Scottsville

State/Province

New York

Provenance Detail

George Lindemann

Place

City

Miami Beach

State/Province

Florida

Provenance Detail

R 20th Century

Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Exhibitions

Handcrafted Furniture by Wendell Castle—New York Debut
The American Craftsmen's International Exhibition
The Furniture of Wendell Castle
Woodenworks: Furniture Objects by Five Contemporary Craftsmen
The Eloquent Object: The Evolution of American Art in Craft Media Since 1945
Wendell Castle: Wandering Forms–Works from 1959-1979

General Notes

Note Type

Literature

Note

Helen Giambruni, "Wendell Castle," Craft Horizons (May/June 1968). _____, "Wendell Castle," Craft Horizons (September/October 1968). Alastair Gordon, Wendell Castle: Wandering Forms—Works from 1959-1979 (New York: Gregory R. Miller & Co., 2012). Henry Art Gallery, The American Craftsmen's Invitational Exhibition, exhibition catalogue (Seattle: University of Washington, 1968). Susan Hodara, "When Furniture Wandered into Sculpture," New York Times, November 9, 2012. Marcia and Tom Manhart, eds., Carol Haralson, coordinating ed., The Eloquent Object: The Evolution of American Art in Craft Media Since 1945 (Tulsa, OK: Philbrook Museum of Art, 1987). Minnesota Museum of Art, Woodenworks: Furniture Objects by Five Contemporary Craftsmen: George Nakashima, Sam Maloof, Wharton Esherick, Arthur Espenet Carpenter, Wendell Castle, exhibition catalogue (St. Paul: Minnesota Museum of Art, 1972). Nancy Pate, "The Eloquent Object: The Art of Craftsmanship Is in Rare Form at Museum," Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL), March 28, 1989. Philbrook Museum of Art, The Eloquent Object: The Evolution of American Art in Craft Media since 1945, exhibition catalogue, Japanese ed. (Tulsa, OK: Philbrook Museum of Art, 1989).

Create Date

September 3, 2026

Update Date

September 3, 2026