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Castle, Wendell [1932-2018. USA. Furniture Designer]

 

Wendell Keith Castle [commonly known as Wendell Castle] was born in Emporia, Kan… subscribers only


Stack-laminated cabinet in oak by Castle, designed in 1975, completed in 2017.

Stack-laminated cabinet in oak by Castle, designed in 1975, completed in 2017.


Bibliography

1. Castle, Wendell. the Wendell Castle book of wood laminates. New York, NY: Von Nostrand Reinhold, 1980

2. Cooke. Edward S. Jr.; Ward, Gerald W.R.; and L’Ecuyer, Kelly H. The maker’s hand: American studio furniture, 1940-1990. Boston, Massachusetts: MFA Publications, 2003 [Published to accompany the exhibition ‘The maker’s hand: American studio furniture, 1940-1990’ at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, 2003-04]

3. New handmade furniture: American furniture makers working in hardwood New York, NY: American Craft Museum, 1979 [Exhibition catalogue]

4. Ramljak, Suzanne. Crafting a legacy: contemporary American crafts in the Philadelphia Museum of Art New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press/Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2002 [Exhibition catalogue]

5. Taragin, Davira S. et al. Furniture by Wendell Castle New York, NY: Hudson Hills Press, 1989

6. Woodenworks: furniture objects by five contemporary craftsmen. St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Museum of Art and Smithsonian Institution, 1972 [Exhibition catalogue]

Weblinks

Art Institute of Chicago 

Artcyclopedia 

Artnet 

AskArt [Subscription service - free to access on Friday] 

Corning Museum of Glass 

Hannah Martin. ‘Wendell Castle, Father of American Art Furniture, Dies at 85’ Architectural Digest 22 January 2018 

Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft 

Official Web site of Wendell Castle 

Rochester Institute of Technology 

Ryan Waddoups. ‘Wendell Castle Dies at 85’ Interior Design. 22 January 2018 

Smithsonian American Art Museum 

Smithsonian Archives of American Art. Oral history interview with Wendell Castle, 1981 June 3-December 12 

Steve Orr. ‘Wendell Castle, who turned furniture into art, dies in Scottsvill at 85’. Democrat & Chronicle 21 January 2018 

The Antiques Magazine. Wendell Castle and His Influences at R and Company 

Wikipedia 

YouTube. Inside The Studio with Wendell Castle 

YouTube. Wendell Castle 

YouTube. Wendell Castle Molded Furniture, ca. 1970 | Vintage Rochester Preview 

YouTube. Wendell Castle Remastered 

YouTube. Wendell Castle — University of Kansas Honorary Doctorate recipient 2013  

YouTube. Wendell Castle — University of Kansas Honorary Doctorate recipient 2013 

YouTube. Wendell Castle: A Portrait Trailer 

YouTube. Wendell Castle: Creating "Unicorn Family"  

YouTube. Wendell Castle: Creating "Unicorn Family" 

YouTube. Wendell Castle: The Creative Process (An Interview with Wendell Castle) 

YouTube. Zoom In | Episode 1: 'Hanging in the Balance' by Wendell Castle 

YouTube.Wendell Castle's House Tour  

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