Artist
Wendell Castle American, 1932–2018
CultureAmerican
Titles
- "Dem Bones" Prototype
Date2007
MediumFiberglass
DimensionsOverall: 23 3/8 × 70 5/8 × 44 1/2 in. (59.4 × 179.4 × 113 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist, courtesy of Barry Friedman Ltd.
Object number2008.449
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition History"Wendell Castle: New Works," Barry Friedman Gallery, New York, May 1–June 21, 2008.
"Prototype/Production," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 12, 2016–April 30, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed on back left edge of the seat platform: "Castle 07 M."
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