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Furniture
Blanket Chest
Wendell Castle, (Emporia, KS, 1932 - 2018, Scottsville, NY)
Castle, Wendell
United States
1932 - 2018
Male
36 1/2 x 32 x 21 in. (92.7 x 81.3 x 53.3 cm)
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Cherry
Cherry
1963
1963
1963
1900-2000, art with Rochester connections, furniture, School for American Craftsmen
Furniture
Blanket Chest is now considered among Castle's early masterpieces. Not only is it one of the first major works to use stack lamination, it also stakes its claim equally as sculpture and furniture. The central form is carved from two blocks of laminated cherry, hollowed out to serve as a storage container. (The lid opens to reveal an ample cradle-like cavity.) The piece is also compelling as sculpture, with its distinctive pod shape and its plant-inspired handle, appearing to grow out of its half-domed base.
Speaking in 2004 about this piece, Castle explained that the base began as a square, which he modified as the piece evolved. Although bases are easy for visitors to overlook - often requiring a change in position from standing to crouching - they are critical to the support and the overall aesthetics. About the significance of bases, particularly of tables and desk, Castle once explained, "I kind of like the thing underneath the most. I was interested in…getting the base out from under the table and making the whole thing a piece of sculpture."
[Gallery label text]
initialed, Proper left side, on pedestal
Wendell Castle
1965.21
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
65.21TR1
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65.21DI1
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4 x 5
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65.21DI#2
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open
2x2
4/1/2015
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65.21DI#3
digital image
closed
4/1/2015
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Top
5/19/2004
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Front
5/19/2004
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Side
5/19/2004
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Handle
5/19/2004
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Furniture
Last Judgment
Wendell Castle, (Emporia, KS, 1932 - 2018, Scottsville, NY)
Castle, Wendell
United States
1932 - 2018
Male
Castle, Wendell
United States
1932 - 2018
Male
84 x 32 x 26 in. (213.4 x 81.3 x 66 cm)
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overall
2003
2003
2003
56.2004L
School for American Craftsmen
Furniture
Wendell Castle, whose studio is in Scottsville, New York, is internationally renowned for his innovative and sculptural approach to furniture design.
In Rochester, Castle has been an influential teacher through his affiliations with a number of schools, including the State University of New York at Brockport and Rochester Institute of Technology’s School for American Crafts, where he currently holds the position of artist-in-residence.
[Gallery label text, 2007]
Front toward proper right side of piece, below door
2005.263
item
Memorial Art Gallery
11/18/2004
56.2004L.jpg
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2005.263D2
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Front
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Detail
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Furniture
Lord Dragonfly Chair
Wendell Castle and William Heyen
Heyen, William
United States
1940
Male
Co-creator
poetry inscribed on bench
Castle, Wendell
United States
1932 - 2018
Male
Co-creator
Wendell Castle and William Heyen
United States
Male
35 x 82 x 24 in. (88.9 x 208.3 x 61 cm)
Cherry
Cherry
2001
2001
2001
2000+, 21st Century, American art, by Rochester artists, chairs, decorative arts, School for American Craftsmen
Furniture
The Memorial Art Gallery commissioned Lord Dragonfly Chair as a bench for public use. It represents the collaboration of two of Rochester’s luminaries, furniture artist Wendell Castle and poet William Heyen (born 1940). Routed into the back and seat are poems from Heyen’s 1981 book Lord Dragonfly: Five Sequences. Heyen made an initial selection of possible poems, from which Castle chose six. To disguise his handwriting, Castle used his left hand to rout these brief untitled poems into the wood.
[Gallery label text, 2008]
Yes, Proper right on back of seat
Wendell Castle
2001.6
item
Memorial Art Gallery
10/23/2001
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detail- center seat
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2001.6DI2
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back of Lord Dragonfly Chair
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Front
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Furniture
Suggestion Box
Wendell Castle, (Emporia, KS, 1932 - 2018, Scottsville, NY)
Castle, Wendell
United States
1932 - 2018
Male
41 1/2 x 28 1/2 x 29 in. (105.4 x 72.4 x 73.7 cm)
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Walnut
Walnut
1972
1972
1972
20th century, by Rochester artists, School for American Craftsmen, sculpture
Furniture
Visitors to the Memorial Art Gallery have been using this suggestion box for over thirty years, depositing comments in the oval slot on the top, which are read and acted upon regularly. In addition to having a place to leave messages, Suggestion Box is also a favorite stop on many Gallery tours. At last, a piece visitors are allowed to touch! Visual appreciation of the polished surfaces and the sleek animal-like leg can be reinforced tacitly by running hands over the entire piece.
[Gallery label text]
artist's intitials, Near bottom of base, proper left
Wendell Castle
1972.64
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
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full
1 x 1
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72.64aDI1
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full
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72.64aDI2
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72.64aDI#3
digital image
open
9/20/2013
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72.64DI#4
digital image
9/23/2013
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Furniture
Two-seat Bench
Wendell Castle, (Emporia, KS, 1932 - 2018, Scottsville, NY)
Castle, Wendell
United States
1932 - 2018
Male
28 5/8 x 54 3/8 x 22 in. (72.7 x 138.1 x 55.9 cm)
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overall
Oak
Oak
1966
1966
1966
School for American Craftsmen
Furniture
The MAG’s benches by Wendell Castle are the rare artworks in the museum that visitors are encouraged to touch. Run your hands along the smooth wood and sit down to contemplate other works nearby or just to rest.
This bench was originally part of a dining room suite commissioned by the Baker family of Rochester. The artist used a technique called stack lamination, in which planks of wood are stacked and glued together, then carved and joined to create the final form.
[Summer 2015]
under seat
Wendell Castle
2002.2
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/27/2002
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2002.2 TR1
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2002.2SL1
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full
2 x 2
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2002.2DI1
digital image
4 x 5
11/20/2002
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