II.51 Chest of Drawers, 1966 (76)

Sculpture

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Wendell Castle Archives

Name/Title

II.51 Chest of Drawers, 1966 (76)

Entry/Object ID

sc.0092.0076.1966

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Seda, Vermillion, Mahogany

Collection

Chests, 1960s

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wendell Castle

Role

Artist

Date made

1966

Time Period

1960s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Transcription

WC 66

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.51

Number Type

Studio Number

Other Number

76

Dimensions

Height

60-1/2 in

Width

15 in

Depth

20 in

Height

153.7 cm

Width

38.1 cm

Depth

50.8 cm

Colors

Color

Brown

Color Notes

A combination of shades ranging from light to medium brown.

Inventory

Inventoried By

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Inventoried Date

Jun 11, 2026

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Sterling Associates

Place

City

Palo Alto

Region

Northern California and Oregon

Continent

North America

Provenance Detail

Unknown

Provenance Detail

Private Collection

Provenance Detail

R 20th Century

Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Notes

Private collection in New York, NY.

Exhibitions

The American Craftsmen's International Exhibition
Woodenworks: Furniture Objects by Five Contemporary Craftsmen
10 Years in Tribeca
Wendell Castle: Wandering Forms–Works from 1959-1979

General Notes

Note Type

Literature

Note

Alastair Gordon, Wendell Castle: Wandering Forms—1959-1979 (New York: Gregory R. Miller & Co., 2012). Henry Art Gallery, The American Craftsmen's Invitational Exhibition, exhibition catalogue (Seattle: University of Washington, 1968). Susan Hodara, "When Furniture Wandered into Sculpture," New York Times, November 9, 2012. Todd Merrill and Julie V. Iovine, Modern Americana: Studio Furniture from High Craft to High Glam (New York: Rizzoli, 2008). Minnesota Museum of Art, Woodenworks: Furniture Objects by Five Contemporary Craftsmen: George Nakashima, Sam Maloof, Wharton Esherick, Arthur Espenet Carpenter, Wendell Castle, exhibition catalogue (St. Paul: Minnesota Museum of Art, 1972). "Wendell Castle," Mobilia (Copenhagen) (August 1968).

Note Type

Comments

Note

Chest is fitted with six drawers.

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

June 11, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

June 11, 2026