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Sculpture
Dr. Caligari
Wendell Castle, (Emporia, KS, 1932 - 2018, Scottsville, NY)
Castle, Wendell
United States
1932 - 2018
Male
92 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. (235 x 80 x 67.3 cm)
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Curly cherry veneer, ebony and gold-plated brass
Curly cherry veneer, ebony and gold-plated brass
1984
1984
1984
1900-2000, 20th century, by Rochester artists, clocks, Craft, decorative arts, School for American Craftsmen, sculpture
Sculpture
Dr. Caligari is among a series of thirteen clocks that Wendell Castle created in the 1980s. He made them at the suggestion of his dealer, who urged him to create a body of work that would challenge the critics’ association of Castle with functional furniture. Castle was particularly interested in the concept of time, and Dr. Caligari is a fanciful exploration of time travel. Its tall case is rich with connections to traditional grandfather clocks. It suggests either a trip to the past in an ancient obelisk, or to the future, in a rocket ship.
The title of the work was inspired by the angular set design of the 1920 German Expressionist film, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. The clock’s painted interior was intended to suggest the silent horror film’s unsettling mood. Castle and his longtime associate Don Sottile developed a smearing technique using India ink over gesso that gave the painted finish its distinctive feathered edges.
[Gallery label, summer 2015]
inside left doorinside case
Wendell Castle
1988.1
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Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
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Sculpture
Icarus
Wendell Castle, (Emporia, KS, 1932 - 2018, Scottsville, NY)
Castle, Wendell
United States
1932 - 2018
Male
74 x 65 x 38 in. (188 x 165.1 x 96.5 cm)
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Figure
Oak
Oak
1962
1962
1962
School for American Craftsmen
Sculpture
Figure's proper left side, on base, near end
Wendell Castle
1999.27
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Memorial Art Gallery
10/15/1999
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Sculpture
Library Sculpture
Wendell Castle, (Emporia, KS, 1932 - 2018, Scottsville, NY)
Castle, Wendell
United States
1932 - 2018
Male
89 1/2 x 78 x 64 in. (227.3 x 198.1 x 162.6 cm)
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.2 stool
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.1a desk base
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.3 cushion
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.4 cushion
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.1b desk & seats section
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.1c column
Walnut
Walnut
1965
1965
1965
1900-2000, 20th century, by Rochester artists, School for American Craftsmen, sculpture
Sculpture
underside of desk and underside of stool
Wendell Castle
1991.6.1-.5
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Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
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