II.6 Fat Albert, 1969 (216)

Sculpture

Wendell Castle Archives

Name/Title

II.6 Fat Albert, 1969 (216)

Entry/Object ID

sc.0039.0216.1969

Description

An asymmetrical arch comprised of smooth, silver bumps. A single lightbulb is lit at the very top, directly in this sculpture’s center.

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Gel-coated fiberglass, Automobile paint

Collection

Lamps, 1960s

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

Wendell Castle 1969

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Catalogue Raisonné Number

Other Number

II.6

Number Type

Studio Number

Other Number

216

Dimensions

Height

41 in

Width

79 in

Depth

21 in

Height

104 cm

Width

200.6 cm

Depth

53.3 cm

Colors

Color

Silver

Color Notes

A shiny silver sculpture with a clear bulb on top.

Inventory

Inventoried By

[email protected]

Inventoried Date

May 29, 2026

Provenance

Provenance Detail

20th Century Gallery

Place

City

Toronto

State/Province

Ontario

Provenance Detail

Unknown

Provenance Detail

R 20th Century

Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Exhibitions

Sculpted Furniture Forms

Wendell Castle: Works in Plastic 1968-1970

AutoPlastic: Wendell Castle 1968-1973

10 Years in Tribeca

Wendell Castle: Wandering Forms–Works from 1959-1979

General Notes

Note Type

Literature

Note

Alastair Gordon, Wendell Castle: Wandering Forms—Works from 1959-1979 (New York: Gregory R. Miller & Co., 2012).

Note Type

Comments

Note

Fat Albert was reissued as an edition in 2009 in conjunction with R 20th Century, New York, NY, in silver gel-coated, fiberglass reinforced plastic in an edition of 8 plus 4 artist's proofs.

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

May 29, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 8, 2026