II.255 Dictionary Stand, 1968 (127)

Sculpture

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Wendell Castle Archives

Name/Title

II.255 Dictionary Stand, 1968 (127)

Entry/Object ID

sc.0304.0127.1968

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Varies

Collection

Dictionary Stands, 1960s

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wendell Castle

Role

Artist

Date made

1968

Time Period

1960s

Edition

Edition Number

12

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Transcription

Varies

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.255

Number Type

Studio Number

Other Number

127

Dimensions

Height

37 in

Width

22 in

Depth

16 in

Height

94 cm

Width

55.9 cm

Depth

40.6 cm

Color

Brown

Inventory

Inventoried By

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Inventoried Date

Sep 22, 2026

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Lee Nordness Gallery

Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Provenance Detail

America House

Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Provenance Detail

Shop One

Place

City

Rochester

State/Province

New York

Provenance Detail

Unknown private collection

Provenance Detail

H.F. Johnson

Place

City

Racine

State/Province

Wisconsin

Provenance Detail

Racine Art Museum

Place

City

Racine

State/Province

Wisconsin

Provenance Detail

Ercil Hawks

Place

City

Rochester

State/Province

New York

Provenance Detail

Unknown

Provenance Detail

R 20th Century

Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Notes

Racine Art Museum: Gift of Karen Johnson Boyd. Acc. no. 2010.105. Private collection in Pacific Grove, CA. Private collection in Italy.

Exhibitions

Handcrafted Furniture by Wendell Castle—New York Debut
The American Craftsmen's International Exhibition
Hardwood Furniture and Objects: Winter '76
Wendell Castle Show

General Notes

Note Type

Literature

Note

Victoria Donohoe, "Handmade Furniture Shows Individualism," Philadelphia Inquirer, February 6, 1976. Henry Art Gallery, The American Craftsmen's Invitational Exhibition, exhibition catalogue (Seattle: University of Washington, 1968). Hong Saem, "Wendell Castle Show," Furniture Guide (South Korea), April 11, 2008. Lee Min Sun, "Wendell Castle Show," Interiors (South Korea), April 2008. Dona Z. Meilach, Creating Modern Furniture: Trends, Techniques, Appreciation (New York: Crown Publishing, 1975). "Wendell Castle," Mobilia (Copenhagen) (August 1968).

Note Type

Comments

Note

Wendell Castle made this stand as an edition of 12 in varying woods including mahogany, walnut, and rosewood. Most were signed, dated, and numbered.

Created By

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Create Date

September 22, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 22, 2026