II.46 Cloud Shelf, 1969 (211)

Sculpture

Wendell Castle Archives

Name/Title

II.46 Cloud Shelf, 1969 (211)

Entry/Object ID

sc.0077.0211.1969

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Gel-coated fiberglass

Collection

Shelves, 1960s, Molar Group, AutoPlastic: Wendell Castle

Cataloged By

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Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wendell Castle

Role

Artist

Date made

1969

Time Period

1960s

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.46

Number Type

Studio Number

Other Number

211

Dimensions

Height

18 in

Width

16 in

Depth

66 in

Height

45.7 cm

Width

40.6 cm

Depth

167.6 cm

Colors

Color

White, Black

Color Notes

Monochromatic white or black and glossy.

Inventory

Inventoried By

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Inventoried Date

Jun 2, 2026

Exhibitions

AutoPlastic: Wendell Castle 1968-1973

Black & White

Rococo: The Continuing Curve, 1730-2008

Wendell Castle: Wandering Forms–Works from 1959-1979

Wendell Castle: Forms within Forms—The 21st Century

General Notes

Note Type

Literature

Note

"Galerie von Bartha," Art + Auction (December 2004). Alastair Gordon, Wendell Castle: Wandering Forms—1959-1979 (New York: Gregory R. Miller & Co., 2012). Carolyn Meyer, People Who Make Things: How American Craftsmen Live and Work (New York: Atheneum, 1975). Jamie Miller, "The Castle's Castle," Upstate New York Sunday magazine (Democrat and Chronicle) (Rochester, NY), May 25, 1975. Anne Ogden, "Designing Their Own Lifestyle," House Beautiful (June 1973). "True West: Next," Western Interiors and Design (May/June 2004).

Note Type

Comments

Note

Cloud Shelf was offered as an open edition. It was re-editioned in 2006 in gel-coated fiberglass in black and white, each in an edition of 50 plus 5 artist's proofs.

Created By

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Create Date

June 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

July 10, 2026