II.23 Molar Dining Chair II, 1969 (18)

Name/Title

II.23 Molar Dining Chair II, 1969 (18)

Entry/Object ID

sc.0056.0018.1969

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Gel-coated fiberglass, Vinyl

Collection

Chairs, 1960s, Molar Group, AutoPlastic: Wendell Castle

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wendell Castle

Role

Artist

Date made

1969

Time Period

1960s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Transcription

Varies

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.23

Number Type

Studio Number

Other Number

18

Dimensions

Height

29-1/4 in

Width

22-1/4 in

Depth

22 in

Height

74.3 cm

Width

56.5 cm

Depth

55.9 cm

Colors

Color Notes

This piece came in various, single hue colors.

Inventory

Inventoried By

[email protected]

Inventoried Date

Jun 1, 2026

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Place

City

Philadelphia

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Provenance Detail

Carnegie Museum of Art

Place

City

Pittsburgh

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Notes

Philadelphia Museum of Art: Gift of Jeanne S. Rymer. Acc. no. 2007-186-29. Carnegie Museum of Art: Acc. no. 2004.36.1.1 - 1969; Acc. no. 2004.36.1.2.

Exhibition

AutoPlastic: Wendell Castle 1968-1973

General Notes

Note Type

Literature

Note

Donald Albrecht, AutoPlastic: Wendell Castle, 1968-1973, exhibition catalogue (New York: R 20th Century, 2004). Marjorie Elliott Bevlin, Design through Discovery (New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1977). Andrea DiNoto, Art Plastic: Designed for Living (New York: Abbeville Press, 1984). Alastair Gordon, Wendell Castle: Wandering Forms—1959-1979 (New York: Gregory R. Miller & Co., 2012). Carolyn Meyer, People Who Make Things: How American Craftsmen Live and Work (New York: Atheneum, 1975). Jamie Miller, "The Castle's Castle," Upstate New York Sunday magazine (Democrat and Chronicle) (Rochester, NY), May 25, 1975.

Note Type

Comments

Note

This chair was part of the open-editioned Molar series. Several were made in various colors.

Create Date

June 1, 2026

Update Date

October 8, 2026