This large-format scrapbook, compiling Wendell Castle's press clippings, invitations, and ephemera, records both his acclaim and neglect during the golden years of the studio craft movement.
In 1959, Castle’s wife, the artist Nancy Jurs, started collecting press clippings, photographs, invitations, and personal notes on Castle’s work, eventually assembling them into an oversized scrapbook.
This scrapbook, reproduced here in exact facsimile, proves that the work created by Castle during these decades had a more lasting impression on his field than he fully recognized—while also allowing us to better comprehend the challenges he faced for not following the herd.
More importantly, these documents demonstrate how Castle almost singlehandedly led the charge to create sculpture within the category of furniture, offering us a deeper understanding of his time and the circumstances surrounding his work.
Text by Alison Castle and Evan Snyderman.
Publisher: R & Company and Damiani
Release date: February 2020
Format: Hardcover
Dimensions: 9 x 15”
Pages: 168
ISBN: 978-88-6208-716-2