Reminiscences of Wendell Castle 1985

 

Name
Castle, Wendell, 1932-2018 (Interviewee)
Polsky, Richard M (Interviewer)
Title
Reminiscences of Wendell Castle 1985
Abstract
Childhood; education at University of Kansas; United States Army, West Germany, 1954; teaching at School for American Craftsmen, Rochester, N.Y., 1962-1970 and at University at Brockport, 1970-1980; founding and directing of Woodworking School, Rochester, N.Y., 1980- , trends in his work: stack and strip lamination, trompe l'oeil carving, traditional forms.
Collection Name
American craftspeople project
Subjects
Woodworkers; Woodwork; Furniture making; Wood-carving; Laminated wood; Castle, Wendell, 1932-2018
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1985
Note (Biographical)
Furniture designer.
Note
Interviewed by Richard M. Polsky on April 29, 1985.
Note (Provenance)
Wendell Castle, Gift 1987
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
13634354
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-x8yw-gq69
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.