Wendell Castle
Wendell Castle (born November 6, 1932 in Emporia , Kansas , † January 20, 2018 in Scottsville , New York ), was an American furniture artist and a leading artisan.
He lived in Rochester , New York. In 1980 he founded the Wendell Castle School in Scottsville, New York. Castle has received several awards including a. 1994 “Visionary of the American Crafts Movement” award from the American Crafts Museum .
Solo exhibitions
- 2008 Wendell Castle: About Time , Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art , Lawrence, KS
- 2008 Wendell Castle - New Works Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, NY
Holdings
- 2008 Group Dialogue - Gerald Peters Gallery - Santa Fe, NM
- 2006 Crafting a Collection Museum of Fine Arts, Houston , TX
- 2003 The Maker's Hand: American Studio Furniture, 1940-1990 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston , MA
Public collections
- Museum of Arts & Design, New York, NY
- Smithsonian American Art Museum , Washington, DC
- Delaware Art Museum , Wilmington, DE
Individual proof
Web links
- Wendell Castle at artfacts.net
- Wendell Castle at Google Arts & Culture
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Castle, Wendell |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American furniture artist and artisan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Emporia , Kansas , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th January 2018 |
| Place of death | Scottsville , New York |