Wendell Castle: A Catalogue Raisonne, 1958-2012 by Emily Evans Eerdmans

The collective work of sculptor and furniture designer Wendell Castle is comprehensively recorded in this inclusive and handsomely illustrated catalogue raisonnéImages of the iconic artists body of work track his craft from his seminal pieces through nearly sixty years of ongoing exploration and achievementsIncluded are three essays that offer varying perspectives on Castles vast works and an extensive back matter section that further elucidates his vocation Sculptor and furniture designer Wendell Castle has carved a distinct path over nearly six decades of a distinguished career, and this long awaited recording of his oeuvre, Wendell Castle: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1958 2012, beautifully delivers. The voluminous accounting, beginning with Castles earliest, mid century works through to his unabashed experiments with unconventional materials (gel coated fiberglass and metallic automobile paint) and his latest signature wood laminations, is comprehensive and detailed. Three essays of varying perspectives introduce the Catalogue Raisonné and a substantial back matter follows.

Castle is widely collected and has works in the permanent collections of than 40 museums and cultural institutions around the world, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York); Museum of Modern Art (New York); Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC); Musée des beaux arts de Montréal (Quebec, Canada); and the Victoria and Albert Museum (London).
Castle has also been the recipient of many honors and awards, including four National Endowment for the Arts grants, three honorary degrees, the American Craft Council Gold Medal, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Brooklyn Museum of Art.