Wendell Castle
Tabletop Mirror, c. 1973-1974
Carved Signature “W.C.”
Material: Cherry
A Tabletop Mirror by Wendell Castle – the work was constructed using a stack laminate technique utilizing various slabs of Cherry. An organic, curvilinear form, the stacked construction method showcases a variety of expressions of the differing Cherry pieces utilized.
The work also features hand-carved signature detail.
“Castle made these mirrors as an open edition in walnut and cherry. Studio inventory number is unassigned” (Emily Evans Eerdmans, “Wendell Castle, A Catalogue Raisonne 1958-2012”).
Wendell Castle (1932 – 2018) was an American furniture artist and a leading figure in the American Studio Craft Movement. He was born in Emporia, Kansas. In 1958, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in industrial design, and in 1961, he received a Master of Fine Arts, both from the University of Kansas. From 1962-1969, he taught at Rochester Institute of Technology, School for American Craftsmen, in Rochester, NY, and was an Artist in Residence. In 1980, he opened the Wendell Castle School in Scottsville, NY.
| Dimensions | 6.25 × 8.75 × 7.75 in |
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| Date | c. 1973-1974 |
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| Material | cherry |
