Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Famous Sculptor and Wood Carver. Known for. Works on St Paul's Cathedral. Grinling Gibbons (4 April 1648 – 3 August 1721) was an Anglo-Dutch sculptor and wood carver known for his work in England, including Windsor Castle, the Royal Hospital Chelsea and Hampton Court Palace, St Paul's Cathedral and other London churches, Petworth House and ...
A Dalecarlian horse (UK: / ˌdælɪˈkɑːrliən / DAL-ih-KAR-lee-ən, [ 1 ] US: / ˌdɑːl -/ DAHL-) [ 2 ] or Dala horse (Swedish: dalahäst [ˈdɑ̂ːlaˌhɛst] ⓘ) is a traditional carved, painted wooden statue of a horse originating in the Swedish province of Dalarna (Dalecarlia).
Alois Lang. Alois Lang (1872–1954) was a Master Woodcarver at the American Seating Company, and one of the artists responsible for bringing the medieval art of ecclesiastical carving to life in the United States. Lang was born in Oberammergau in Bavaria, a town known for its excellence in wood carving. He was apprenticed to his cousin Andreas ...
Example of woodcarving. This is a list of woodcarvers - notable people who are known for their working wood by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object.
May 7, 1984. (1984-05-07) (aged 92) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. Elijah Pierce (1892–1984) was a 20th-century wood carver. He began carving at a young age using a pocket knife. He first started carving animals because of his prior life of growing up on a farm. Pierce was honored in 1982 with a National Heritage Fellowship for his art and influence in ...
Wood carving. Wood carving is a form of woodworking by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object. The phrase may also refer to the finished product, from individual ...
Carving Figure Caricatures in the Ozark Style, Harold L. Enlow, 1975 ISBN 0-486-23151-8; How to Carve Faces In Driftwood, Harold L. Enlow, 1978 ISBN 1-882475-01-1; Learn To Carve Faces & Expressions, Harold L. Enlow, 1980 ISBN 1-882475-03-8
Dudley Christopher Carter (May 6, 1891 – April 7, 1992) was an artist and woodcarver from the Pacific Northwest. His works are on display in the U.S. states of Washington, Oregon and California. There are also works of his on display in Japan and Germany, as well as a private collection in Israel. Carter was a participant in the "Art in ...