II.281 Gannett Set of Doors, 1976 (212)

Sculpture

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Wendell Castle Archives

Name/Title

II.281 Gannett Set of Doors, 1976 (212)

Entry/Object ID

sc.0330.0212.1976

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Walnut, Zebrawood, Brass, Glass

Collection

Doors, Allen H. Neuharth Office, Gannett Co., Inc., 1970s

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wendell Castle

Role

Artist

Date made

1976

Time Period

1970s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Incised on the base of one door.

Transcription

W.C. '76

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.281

Number Type

Studio Number

Other Number

212

Dimensions

Height

98-3/4 in

Width

29-3/4 in

Height

250.8 cm

Width

75.6 cm

Color

Brown

Inventory

Inventoried By

[email protected]

Inventoried Date

Sep 30, 2026

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gannett Co., Inc.

Place

City

Rochester

State/Province

New York

Provenance Detail

Wexler Gallery

Place

City

Philadelphia

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Provenance Detail

Private Collection

Notes

Private collection in Bluw Bell, PA.

General Notes

Note Type

Literature

Note

Stanley Abercrombie, "Crafts for the Office," Interiors (December 1978). "Alumni Art Decorates Gannett Corporate Headquarters," RIT Alumni Monthly (Rochester, NY) (December 1977). Sherry Jacobson, "Stairway in the Sky," City/East (Rochester, NY), October 21, 1976.

Note Type

Comments

Note

These were the doors to Gannett's boardroom. Walnut with brass hardware, lock, and hinges, zebrawood backing, and smoked mirror glass.

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

September 30, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

October 7, 2026