Wendell Castle, Music Stand, 1975, walnut, 42 1⁄8 x 26 3⁄8 x 19 1⁄4 in. (107.0 x 67.0 x 49.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.168
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Music Stand
- Artist
- Date
- 1975
- Location
- Dimensions
- 42 1⁄8 x 26 3⁄8 x 19 1⁄4 in. (107.0 x 67.0 x 49.0 cm)
- Credit Line
- Museum purchase
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- walnut
- Classifications
- Object Number
- 1975.168
Artwork Description
Music Stand is one of Wendell Castle’s biomorphic pieces of the 1970s that achieved, in his words, “a sense of delicate balance . . . that [seems] to defy gravity.” The graceful, tapered legs reflect Castle’s belief that the base of a piece is as important as what it supports. Music Stand is an example of the artist’s efforts to create furniture that is “equal to sculpture” and “accepted on the same level as other art forms.”