Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America Search this
Names:
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America Search this
Extent:
139 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
2012 February 22-24
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Wendell Castle, conducted 2012 February 22-24, by Jeannine Falino, at Castle's home, in Scottsville, New York, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America.
Biographical / Historical:
Interviewee Wendell Castle (1932-2018) is a furniture designer, sculptor, and educator in Scottsville, New York. Interviewer Jeannine Falino (1955- ) is a curator in New Rochelle, New York.
General:
Originally recorded as 3 sound files. Duration is 4 hr., 16 min.
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.
Restrictions:
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