II.24 Molar Settee, 1969 (17)

Sculpture

Wendell Castle Archives

Name/Title

II.24 Molar Settee, 1969 (17)

Entry/Object ID

sc.0057.0017.1969

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

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.24

Number Type

Studio Number

Other Number

Dimensions

Height

26 in

Width

54 in

Depth

32 in

Height

66 cm

Width

137.2 cm

Depth

81.3 cm

Colors

Color Notes

This piece came in various, single hue colors.

Inventory

Inventoried By

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Inventoried Date

Jun 1, 2026

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Design Museum of Ghent

Place

City

Ghent

Country

Belgium

Provenance Detail

Nordenfieldske Kunstindustrimusset

Place

City

Oslo

Country

Norway

Provenance Detail

Museum of Fine Arts

Place

City

Houston

State/Province

Texas

Provenance Detail

Grace Episcopal Church

Place

Town

Scottsville

State/Province

New York

Notes

Museum of Fine Arts: Acc. no. 2010.2042.

Exhibitions

AutoPlastic: Wendell Castle 1968-1973

Wendell Castle: Wandering Forms–Works from 1959-1979

General Notes

Note Type

Literature

Note

Donald Albrecht, AutoPlastic: Wendell Castle, 1968-1973, exhibition catalogue (New York: R 20th Century, 2004). Philippe Decelle, Diane Hennebert, and Pierre Loze, L'utopie de tout plastique, 1960-1973 (Brussels: Foundation pour l'Architecture, 1994). Anne Gilbert, The Confident Collector: 60's and 70's Design & Memorabilia Identification and Price Guide (New York: Avon, 1994). _____, "Protest and Plastic," MassBay Antiques (August 1994). Alastair Gordon, Wendell Castle: Wandering Forms—1959-1979 (New York: Gregory R. Miller & Co., 2012). Jeong Seung Hwan, "Wendell Castle, the Master of Art & Design," Maeil Business News (South Korea), March 19, 2008. 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. Norma Skurka, "Baronial Updated," New York Times Magazine (August 3, 1975).

Note Type

Comments

Note

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

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

June 1, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

July 10, 2026