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James Castle

Associated Names
James Castle

Artist, American, 1899 - 1977

This is a photograph of a bundle of bound and weathered papers. The image depicts a collection of aged, grey-brown sheets tied together with string in several places, creating a layered and textured appearance. The papers are of various sizes and shapes with frayed edges. The string is knotted in multiple locations, securely holding the fragile sheets together. A small, irregular piece of lighter-toned paper is visible on top, tucked under one of the string loops.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

by inheritance to his sister, Agnes C. Wade, 1977; by inheritance 1993 to Geraldine E. Garrow, Georgia M. Allred, Guy W. Wade Jr. and Gail M. Johnson; transferred 1996 to James Castle Collection (comprised of the heirs of Agnes C. Wade); transferred 2011 to James Castle Collection and Archive LP; acquired 2013 by NGA

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • October 14, 2008-January 4, 2009. James Castle: A Retrospective. Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Bibliography

2008

  • Percy, Ann. James Castle: A Retrospective. (Exh. Cat. Philadelphia Museum of Art) Philadelphia, 2008: p. 101, figure 229.

2013

  • Brodie, Judith. "James Castle, Drawings, Artists' Books, and Assemblages." Bulletin / National Gallery of Art, no. 48 (Spring 2013): 28-29.

2021

  • Beardsley, John._James Castle: Memory Place_New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2021, fig.216

  • Beardsley James Castle: Memory Palace. James Castle Collection and Archive, 2021: p. 129, pl. 216, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q64580296

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