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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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4/1/2015
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65.21DI#3
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closed
4/1/2015
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Top
5/19/2004
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Front
5/19/2004
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digital image
Side
5/19/2004
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digital image
Handle
5/19/2004
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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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overall
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
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
88.1TR1
Transparency
Memorial Art Gallery
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88.1DI1
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Memorial Art Gallery
Front
Imaging complete
2/5/2001
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88.1SL2
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88.1SL3
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still from film Dr. Calligari
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881.DI#2
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interior
5/27/2005
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881.DI#3
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interior
5/27/2005
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881.DI#4
digital image
interior
5/27/2005
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88.1DI#2
digital image
6/4/2012
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Drawing
Drawing for Suggestion Box
Wendell Castle, (Emporia, KS, 1932 - 2018, Scottsville, NY)
Castle, Wendell
United States
1932 - 2018
Male
17 x 14 in. (43.2 x 35.6 cm)
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Graphite
Graphite
1972
1972
1972
20th century, by Rochester artists, preparatory drawing, School for American Craftsmen
Drawing
Wendell Castle
1972.64b
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
72.64bDI1
digital image
00/00/00
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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
item
Memorial Art Gallery
10/15/1999
99.27TR1
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2.5 x 3
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99.27DI1
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2.5 x 3
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99.27DI#2
digital image
8/13/2013
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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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overall
.2 stool
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overall
.1a desk base
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overall
.3 cushion
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overall
.4 cushion
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overall
.5 cushion
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overall
.1b desk & seats section
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overall
.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
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
91.6.1-.5SL1
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91.6.1-.5DI#3
digital image
8/2/2012
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digital image
00/00/00
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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
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Memorial Art Gallery
10/23/2001
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2001.6SL1
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2001.6SL3
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detail- center seat
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2001.6SL4
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2001.6DI1
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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
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72.64aDI1
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72.64aDI2
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00/00/00
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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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