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.