Music Stand

Wendell Castle, Music Stand, 1975, walnut, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.168
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

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
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/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.”

Works by this artist (4 items)

Wendell Castle, Music Stand, 1975, walnut, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.168
Music Stand
Artist
Date1975
walnut
On view
Wendell Castle, Ghost Clock, 1985, bleached Honduras mahogany, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1989.68, © 1985, Wendell Castle
Ghost Clock
Artist
Date1985
bleached Honduras mahogany
Not on view
Wendell Castle, Desk with Clock II, 1991, ebonized mahogany, coachwood, patinated bronze, quartz movement and leather, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Peter T. Joseph, 1998.34.1
Desk with Clock II
Artist
Date1991
ebonized mahogany, coachwood, patinated bronze, quartz movement and leather
Not on view
Wendell Castle, Coffee Table, 1958, American walnut and padauk, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Ruhe family in memory of Dr. Edward Lehman Ruhe, 1993.24
Coffee Table
Artist
Date1958
American walnut and padauk
Not on view

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Date1992
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Artist
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Robert Whitley, Throne Chair, 1979, curly maple, walnut, and ebony, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Bradford McCormick, 1986.36
Throne Chair
Artist
Date1979
curly maple, walnut, and ebony
Not on view
Sam Maloof, Rocker, 1980, walnut, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Roger and Frances Kennedy, 1997.88, © 1980, Sam Maloof
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Artist
Date1980
walnut
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