True Dreams
Datec. 1990
Artist
Wendell Keith Castle
(American designer, sculptor, 1932–2018)
MediumPainted mahogany and curly maple
Dimensions57 1/2 × 40 3/4 × 39 in. (146.1 × 103.5 × 99.1 cm)
Credit LineF. V. du Pont Acquisition Fund, 1990
Object number1990-33
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Label TextWendell Castle’s whimsical creations have long challenged traditional expectations in furniture design. He has stated that he has “no interest in form following function” and is instead focused on referencing shapes derived from the natural world. True Dreams alludes to the history of chair design while incorporating an outline of the tail fin of a fish.
