Artist
Wendell Castle (American, 1932–2018)American, 1932–2018
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Coat Rack with Trench Coat
Date1978
PlaceUnited States
MediumHonduran mahogany
Dimensions75 × 22 7/8 × 21 1/2 in. (190.5 × 58.1 × 54.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Roy M. Huffington, Inc. and anonymous donors
Object number84.299
Non exposé
Explore Further
Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Provenance[Alexander F. Milliken, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1984.
Exhibition History"The Furniture of Wendell Castle," Detroit Institute of Arts, December 5, 1989–February 4, 1990.
"Call and Response," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 23, 1994–January 1, 1995.
"The Twentieth Century: Decorative Arts from the Permanent Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 30, 1995–February 18, 1996.
"Contemporary Craft in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 27–August 13, 2001.
"Eighth Annual International Exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art," The Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, June 2–June 5, 2005.
"Crafting a Collection: Contemporary Craft in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 26, 2006–January 6, 2007.
"Optical Illusions: Selections from the Museum's Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 16–July 14, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
signed and dated on vertical shaft: "W. Castle 78"
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.
Wendell Castle
1989
Mahogany, gesso, aniline dye, and quartz movement clockworks
2007.1708
Wendell Castle
1985
Brazilian rosewood, curly maple, gold-plated brass, and wind and electrical movements with chimes
2017.302
Mel Chin
1989
Painted plaster and wood, with Honduran mahogany and banana fibers coated with coffee, mud, and blood
2009.1352.A-.C
Jean-Claude Chambellan Duplessis the Elder
c. 1760
Petrified wood and gilt bronze
2021.372.1,.2