The Music Rack

Duration: 20

Year Published: 1968

Creator: Amer Crafts Council

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Credits: Direction, Photography, Editing: Wilson and Croom; Script: Wilson and Castle; Sound: Wenrich; Narrator: Arch Miller.

Description: The principles of the artist's method in designing and making a music rack by artist-craftsman Wendall Castle. Illustrates the distinctiveness of Mr. Castle's woodworking, which has achieved widespread recognition. His method is shown from the initial sketch to the final sanding, coating, and polishing of the piece. Emphasizes the advantages of lamination over the steambending process.

Complete Record: Artist-craftsman Wendell Castle designs and makes a music rack using the process of wood lamination. He illustrates how forms can evolve from the nature of materials.

Metadata Source:Representative University Produced Films 1964-1967 (Journal of the University Film Producers Association, Vol.19 No.3/4, 1967)


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