II.230 Executive Desk, 1974 (444)

Sculpture

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Wendell Castle Archives

Name/Title

II.230 Executive Desk, 1974 (444)

Entry/Object ID

sc.0279.0444.1974

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Cherry, Cherry plywood

Collection

Desks, 1970s

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wendell Castle

Role

Artist

Date made

1974

Time Period

1970s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

On the lower part of the carcass.

Transcription

WC 74

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.230

Number Type

Studio Number

Other Number

444

Dimensions

Height

29 in

Width

88-1/2 in

Depth

42 in

Height

73.6 cm

Width

224.8 cm

Depth

106.7 cm

Color

Brown

Inventory

Inventoried By

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Inventoried Date

Sep 11, 2026

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Alan M. Markowitz

Place

Neighborhood

West Collingswood

State/Province

New Jersey

Exhibitions

Nine Artisans
Hardwood Furniture and Objects: Spring '82
Furniture by Wendell Castle

General Notes

Note Type

Literature

Note

Terri Barnes, ed., "Air Waves: Fabulous and Functional Furniture," US AIRWAYS Magazine (March 1990). Doris Herzig, "A Furniture Maker's Artistic Twist," Newsday (Long Island, NY), May 20, 1978. Nancy Princenthal, "Breaching Boundaries," American Craft (August/September 1990). Judith Reynolds, "Power Furniture," City Newspaper (Rochester, NY), November 21, 1990. Edward J. Sozanski, "The Table as Artistic Statement," Philadelphia Inquirer, March 25, 1990. Davira S. Taragin, Edward S. Cooke, Jr., and Joseph Giovannini, Furniture by Wendell Castle (New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1989).

Created By

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Create Date

September 11, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 11, 2026