Castle in his Scottsville studio in the 1970s. Alastair Gordon reports, "Last year, I spent a rewarding few days at Wendell's studio outside of Rochester, New York, and that became the core narrative for the book--rediscovering all of this one-of-a-kind undulating, restless work that he'd carved meticulously by hand as well as the illuminating sketches that he'd kept in storage." Photo 2 of 10 in Wendell Castle's Volumes by Kelsey Keith

Wendell Castle's Volumes

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Castle in his Scottsville studio in the 1970s. Alastair Gordon reports, "Last year, I spent a rewarding few days at Wendell's studio outside of Rochester, New York, and that became the core narrative for the book--rediscovering all of this one-of-a-kind undulating, restless work that he'd carved meticulously by hand as well as the illuminating sketches that he'd kept in storage."