II.41 Coffee Table, 1969 (218)

Sculpture

Wendell Castle Archives

Name/Title

II.41 Coffee Table, 1969 (218)

Entry/Object ID

sc.0074.0218.1969

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Gel-coated fiberglass

Collection

Tables, 1960s, AutoPlastic: Wendell Castle

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wendell Castle

Role

Artist

Date made

1969

Time Period

1960s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Transcription

Varies

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.41

Number Type

Studio Number

Other Number

218

Dimensions

Height

15 in

Depth

38 in

Length

38 in

Height

38.1 cm

Depth

96.5 cm

Length

96.5 cm

Colors

Color

Yellow, Red, Black, White

Color Notes

This table came in various colors, each made in a glossy, monochrome hue.

Inventory

Inventoried By

[email protected]

Inventoried Date

Jun 1, 2026

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Unknown

Provenance Detail

R 20th Century

Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Provenance Detail

The Charles Rand Penney Collection of Craft Art

Place

City

Buffalo

State/Province

New York

Notes

The Charles Rand Penney Collection: Acc. no. 1994:002:004.

Exhibitions

Form, Function, Fantasy: The Craft Art Collections

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). Eve M. Kahn, "Currents: Furniture: The Human Body and Its Parts as Inspiration," New York Times, April 15, 2004. Carolyn Meyer, People Who Make Things: How American Craftsmen Live and Work (New York: Atheneum, 1975). Nancy Weekly, ed., Form, Function, Fantasy: The Craft Art Collections (Buffalo, NY: Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo State College, 1995).

Note Type

Comments

Note

This table was offered as an open edition in various colors. Four have been documented.

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

June 1, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

July 10, 2026