James Castle (1899-1977)
James Castle (1899-1977)
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James Castle (1899-1977)

Untitled (Interior with Chest of Drawers)

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James Castle (1899-1977)
Untitled (Interior with Chest of Drawers)
soot and spit on flattened Peet's Granulated Soap card carton
8 ¼ x 12 ¾ in.
Provenance
Image Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Jan and Martin Manhoff, Anacortes, Washington

Lot Essay

James Castle, born deaf and mute, learned to communicate and interact with the world around him via visual and tactile means. His soot and spit drawings range from naturalistic to surreal, often documenting scenes from his life on his family’s farm. This drawing depicts the interior of a shed; Castle's drawings are on display in the space, rendered on the right side of the image.

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