"Wendell Castle, 85, Dies; Blurred the Line Between Furniture and Art," By Sam Roberts, Obituary, The New York Times, January 26, 2018. Wendell Castle, the whimsical designer who coaxed wood into... Read full biography
"Wendell Castle, 85, Dies; Blurred the Line Between Furniture and Art," By Sam Roberts, Obituary, The New York Times, January 26, 2018. Wendell Castle, the whimsical designer who coaxed wood into weird, mind-bending shapes that blurred the boundary between serviceable furniture and fine art, died... Read full biography
"Wendell Castle, 85, Dies; Blurred the Line Between Furniture and Art," By Sam Roberts, Obituary, The New York Times, January 26, 2018. Wendell Castle, the whimsical designer who coaxed wood into weird, mind-bending shapes that blurred the boundary between serviceable furniture and fine art, died on Jan. 20 at his home in Scottsville, N.Y., near Rochester. He was 85. The cause was complications of leukemia, his brother, Wayne, said. “Wendell is the most important postwar American furniture... Read full biography
"Wendell Castle, 85, Dies; Blurred the Line Between Furniture and Art," By Sam Roberts, Obituary, The New York Times, January 26, 2018. Wendell Castle, the whimsical designer who coaxed wood into weird, mind-bending shapes that blurred the boundary between serviceable furniture and fine art, died on Jan. 20 at his home in Scottsville, N.Y., near Rochester. He was 85. The cause was complications of leukemia, his brother, Wayne, said. “Wendell is the most important postwar American furniture designer, by a long shot,” Glenn Adamson, senior research scholar at the Yale Center for British Art and the former director of New York’s Museum of Arts and Design, told Hyperallergic, an online arts forum. Trained as an industrial designer and a... Read full biography
"Wendell Castle, 85, Dies; Blurred the Line Between Furniture and Art," By Sam Roberts, Obituary, The New York Times, January 26, 2018. Wendell Castle, the whimsical designer who coaxed wood into weird, mind-bending shapes that blurred the boundary between serviceable furniture and fine art, died on Jan. 20 at his home in Scottsville, N.Y., near Rochester. He was 85. The cause was complications of leukemia, his brother, Wayne, said. “Wendell is the most important postwar American furniture designer, by a long shot,” Glenn Adamson, senior research scholar at the Yale Center for British Art and the former director of New York’s Museum of Arts and Design, told Hyperallergic, an online arts forum. Trained as an industrial designer and a sculptor, Mr. Castle was after World War II part of what was known as the American studio craft movement. His idiosy... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (13)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Creating Memory: A Guide to Outdoor Public Sculpture in Toronto
2010
Warkentin, John
347 pages
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1997-1998
1997
Marquis Who's Who
1,515 pages
Art Today
1995
Lucie-Smith, Edward
512 pages (color)
Sculpture/Toronto: An Illustrated Guide to Toronto's Historic and Contemporary Sculpture with Area Maps
1994
Ardiel, June
147 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
American Artists: An Illustrated Survey of Leading Contemporary Americans
1985
Krantz, Les
347 pages (color)
Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present