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Research Collections > Image Gallery > Wendell Castle, Rochester, N.Y letter to Lee Nordness, New York, N.Y.

Wendell Castle, Rochester, N.Y letter to Lee Nordness, New York, N.Y., 1966

Physical Details: Letter : 1 p. : typescript ; 28 x 22 cm.

Sender: Wendell Castle (1932-) (Rochester, N.Y)

Recipient: Lee Nordness (1922 or 4-1995) (New York, N.Y.)

Description: A draft of a response to Nordness' letter of 4 Nov. 1966 requesting Castle design the furniture for his new penthouse apartment. Castle describes his progress, and writes that he "has been devoting about two hours a day to your design. The ideas are just now starting to fall into place..."

Forms part of: Wendell Castle papers, 1965-1975

Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined

Citation: Wendell Castle, Rochester, N.Y letter to Lee Nordness, New York, N.Y., 1966. Wendell Castle papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Digital ID: 208

Subjects:

  • Furniture
  • Furniture design
  • Furniture designers
  • Interior design

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