The Wendell Castle Book of Wood Lamination

160 pp. 11 1/4 x 8 3/4. Black & white photographs. "Wendell Castle (b. November 6, 1932 in Emporia, Kansas, USA) is an American furniture artist and a leading figure in American craft. He is often credited with being the father of the art furniture movement. In 1958, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in industrial design, and in 1961, he received a Master of Fine Arts, both from the University of Kansas. From 1962-1969, he taught at Rochester Institute of Technology, School for American Craftsmen, in Rochester, NY, and is now an Artist in Residence. In 1980, he opened the Wendell Castle School in Scottsville, NY. He has garnered a number of awards, including a 1994 'Visionaries of the American Craft Movement' award sponsored by the American Craft Museum, and a 1997 Gold Medal from the American Craft Council. He has also received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Comfort Tiffany Foundation." His work is featured in permanent collections in numerous museums throughout the country, as well as a number of corporate and public art installations."