II.31 Leotard Table, 1968 (71)

Name/Title

II.31 Leotard Table, 1968 (71)

Entry/Object ID

sc.0064.0071.1968

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Gel-coated fiberglass, Automobile paint

Collection

Tables, 1960s, AutoPlastic: Wendell Castle

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wendell Castle

Role

Artist

Date made

1968

Time Period

1960s

Edition

Edition Size

6; plus 2 wood prototypes and 1 plastic prototype

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Transcription

Varies

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.31

Number Type

Studio Number

Other Number

71

Dimensions

Height

12 in

Depth

14 in

Length

70 in

Height

30.5 cm

Depth

35.6 cm

Length

177.8 cm

Colors

Color

Yellow, Red

Color Notes

This piece came in various, single hue colors.

Inventory

Inventoried By

[email protected]

Inventoried Date

Jun 1, 2026

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Wendell Castle and Nancy Jurs

Place

County

Scottsville

State/Province

New York

Provenance Detail

R 20th Century

Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Provenance Detail

Unknown private collection

Provenance Detail

Private Collection

Provenance Detail

20th Century Gallery

Place

City

Toronto

State/Province

Ontario

Provenance Detail

Daphne Farago

Place

State/Province

Rhode Island

Provenance Detail

Museum of Fine Arts

Place

City

Houston

State/Province

Texas

Notes

Private collection history: United States; New York; Wichita, KS; Cincinnati, OH; New York, New York. Museum of Fine Arts: Gift of Daphne Farago. Acc. no. 2002.629.

Exhibitions

The Furniture of Wendell Castle
Wendell Castle First Editions
Zevi Blum and Wendell Castle
New York State Craftsmen: 1972 Selection
Wendell Castle: Works in Plastic 1968-1970
The Maker's Hand: American Studio Furniture, 1940-1990
AutoPlastic: Wendell Castle 1968-1973

General Notes

Note Type

Literature

Note

Donald Albrecht, AutoPlastic: Wendell Castle, 1968-1973, exhibition catalogue (New York: R 20th Century, 2004). Helen Giambruni, "Wendell Castle: Forms for the Interior Space," Craft Horizons, Palette '71, 1971. Alastair Gordon, Wendell Castle: Wandering Forms—1959-1979 (New York: Gregory R. Miller & Co., 2012). Robert C. Morgon, "Wendell Castle: On the Radical Edge of Livable Forms," Wendell Castle: Rockin' exhibition catalogue (New York: Barry Friedman and Friedman Benda LLC, 2010). Mark van de Walle, "From Castle to Home," Departures (May/June 2007).

Create Date

June 1, 2026

Update Date

July 10, 2026