Lee Nordness, New York, N.Y. letter to Wendell Castle, Rochester, N.Y

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Object Details

Creator

Nordness, Lee

Castle, Wendell, 1932-2018

Place of publication, production, or execution

Other

Physical Description

Letter : 1 p. : signed ; 28 x 22 cm.

Summary

Nordness writes to Castle telling him he is "just mad for his furniture, feeling that your handsome pieces are as much sculpture as furniture" and expresses interest in commissioning him to design furniture for his penthouse apartment.
This item should be viewed with item 12747.

Citation

Lee Nordness. Lee Nordness, New York, N.Y. letter to Wendell Castle, Rochester, N.Y, 1966 Nov. 4. Wendell Castle papers, 1965-1975. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note

Current copyright status is undetermined

Location Note

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

Date

1966 Nov. 4

Record number

(DSI-AAA)207

Type

Correspondence

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Wendell Castle papers, 1965-1975

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Dealers

Furniture

Furniture designers

Interior design

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_207