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Early American Wood Carving
Author: Erwin O. Christensen
Pages: 160
Cover: Softbound
Dimensions: 6 1/8" x 9 1/4"
Item #: BK220
Price: $7.95
In folk-art, American woodcarving has long been overlooked by critics and art historians. In this survey, drawn from the widely acclaimed 'Index of American Design', many of the earliest examples of American primitive art are examined, including works from the 17th-century to the end of the 19th. Every section of the Continental United States is covered with considerable attention to native Spanish, Swiss, Quebecois, German, and Scandinavian arts which influenced many regional styles. Many categories of woodcarving are discussed: portraits, monuments, shop figures, household articles, etc. with many evaluations of unexplored areas of folk art such as the religious carvings of the French Canadians, and the traditional ship figurehead carving of the Atlantic seaboard. Collectors, historian, woodcarving enthusiasts, and amateurs will find this book informative and entertaining.
Pages: 160
Cover: Softbound
Dimensions: 6 1/8" x 9 1/4"
Item #: BK220
Price: $7.95
In folk-art, American woodcarving has long been overlooked by critics and art historians. In this survey, drawn from the widely acclaimed 'Index of American Design', many of the earliest examples of American primitive art are examined, including works from the 17th-century to the end of the 19th. Every section of the Continental United States is covered with considerable attention to native Spanish, Swiss, Quebecois, German, and Scandinavian arts which influenced many regional styles. Many categories of woodcarving are discussed: portraits, monuments, shop figures, household articles, etc. with many evaluations of unexplored areas of folk art such as the religious carvings of the French Canadians, and the traditional ship figurehead carving of the Atlantic seaboard. Collectors, historian, woodcarving enthusiasts, and amateurs will find this book informative and entertaining.