Name/Title
II.262 Music Rack, 1975Entry/Object ID
sc.0311.1975Type of Sculpture
Free StandingCollection
Music Racks, 1970sMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Wendell CastleRole
ArtistDate made
1975Time Period
1970sInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
SignatureLocation
On the back of its stand.Transcription
WC 75Type
InscriptionLocation
On the bottom of one leg, in white.Transcription
107Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Catalogue Raisonné NumberOther Number
II.262Dimensions
Height
42-1/8 inWidth
26-3/8 inDepth
19-1/4 inHeight
107 cmWidth
67 cmDepth
48.9 cmInventory
Inventoried Date
Sep 22, 2026Provenance
Provenance Detail
Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art MuseumAcquisition Method
GiftAcquisition Date
1993Notes/Remarks
Gift of the Ruhe family in member of Dr. Edward Lehman Ruhe. Acc. no. 1993-24.Notes
Acc. no. 1975.168.Exhibitions
Craft Multiples
Right at Home: American Studio Furniture
General Notes
Note Type
LiteratureNote
"Castle Music Stand Is New Featured Object," Renwick Quarterly (Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC) (December 1985-February 1986).
Sarah Booth Conroy, "Art That Really Works: Form and Function Combined at the Renwick Show," The Washington Post, May 17, 1987.Create Date
September 22, 2026Update Date
September 25, 2026