II.258 Music Rack, 1972-1976 (62)

Sculpture

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Wendell Castle Archives

Name/Title

II.258 Music Rack, 1972-1976 (62)

Entry/Object ID

sc.0307.0062.197276

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Walnut, Cherry

Collection

Music Racks, 1970s

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wendell Castle

Role

Artist

Date made

1972 - 1976

Time Period

1970s

Edition

Edition Number

6

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Transcription

Varies

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.258

Number Type

Studio Number

Other Number

62

Dimensions

Height

46-1/2 in

Height

118.1 cm

Color

Brown

Inventory

Inventoried By

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Inventoried Date

Sep 22, 2026

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Private Collection

Provenance Detail

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Place

City

Philadelphia

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Provenance Detail

Racine Art Museum

Place

City

Racine

State/Province

Wisconsin

Provenance Detail

Unknown

Notes

Private collection in Rochester, NY. Philadelphia Museum of Art: Gift of the Friends of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Acc. no. 1973-94-1. Private collection in Pittsfield, MA. Racine Museum of Art: Gift of Serge E. Logan. Acc. no. 1992.316. Private collection in Boston, MA.

Exhibition

Meet Rauschke and Wiken: New Additions to RAM's Wood Collection

General Notes

Note Type

Literature

Note

Wendell Castle and David Edman, The Wendell Castle Book of Wood Lamination (New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1980). "Gifts You Couldn't Give Before," House Beautiful (December 1973). Lisa Hammel, "Two Designers Have a Way with Wood," New York Times, August 19, 1976. Ivy L. Barsky, "Wendell Castle," Bulletin: Philadelphia Museum of Art (Fall 1991).

Note Type

Comments

Note

Music Rack was intended to be produced as an edition of 24, offered in walnut and cherry; however, not all were made. Each one was hand-carved and features unique variations to its form.

Created By

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Create Date

September 22, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 22, 2026