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Visionary Award: Wendell Castle

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February 12, 2014

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Father of the modern design art furniture movement, Wendell Castle has been a sculptor, designer and educator for more than four decades. He is a recipient of the first Visionary Award from the 2014 Smithsonian Craft Festival.  

The Visionary Award celebrates artists who have risen to the pinnacle of sculptural arts and design, who have works in major museums and who have demonstrated distinction, creativity, artistry and vision in their respective mediums.

(Photo courtesy of the artist) 


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    The Smithsonian Craft Show will honor world-renowned sculptors Wendell Castle and Albert Paley by awarding them the show’s first Visionary Award to be presented by Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough at a dinner April 9. The award is part of the Smithsonian Craft Show, which takes place April 10–13 at the National Building Museum. 
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