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Tour: Woodcarving from the Index of American Design
Overview This program presents a selection of renderings of American woodcarvings, primarily of the nineteenth century. The selection is organized into five groups that are typical of this craft. These categories, though by no means all-inclusive, are ship carvings, shop figures and trade signs, circus and carousel carvings, weather vanes and whirligigs, and dolls and birds. Nineteenth century American woodcarving is part of our folk tradition. Even though some carvings reflect other sources, they are still American -- an expression of the time and place from which they came and of the craftsmen who produced them.
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1 | American 20th Century, Figurehead, 1935/1942 |
2 | American 20th Century, Figurehead from "Bartholomew Gosnold", 1935/1942 |
3 | Jerome Hoxie, Figurehead, 1938 |
4 | Hazel Hyde, Billethead from Ship "Favorite", c. 1938 |
5 | American 20th Century, Sternpiece, 1935/1942 |
6 | Henry Tomaszewski, Cigar Store Indian, 1938 |
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7 | Elizabeth Johnson, Cigar Store Figure, c. 1942 |
8 | Albert Ryder, Cigar Store Figure: Ball Player, c. 1939 |
9 | Robert Pohle, Shop Sign, c. 1939 |
10 | Laura Bilodeau, Butcher's Shop Sign, c. 1939 |
11 | Robert Pohle, "Sheaf of Wheat" Shop Sign, 1935/1942 |
12 | Frank M Keane, Circus Wagon, c. 1938 |
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13 | Howard Weld, Circus Wagon Lion, c. 1937 |
14 | Robert Pohle, Carousel Calliope Figure, c. 1939 |
15 | Henry Murphy, Carousel Horse, c. 1939 |
16 | Donald Donovan, Carousel Goat, c. 1938 |
17 | Henry Tomaszewski, Carousel Pig, c. 1939 |
18 | Lloyd Broome, Horse Weather Vane, probably 1938 |
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19 | Albert Ryder, Fish Weather Vane, c. 1938 |
20 | John Davis, Weather Vane, c. 1937 |
21 | Frances Cohen, "Sailor Jack" Whirligig, 1939 |
22 | John Tarantino, Wooden Doll, c. 1939 |
23 | Max Fernekes, Duck Decoy, 1937 |
24 | American 20th Century, Dove Decoy, 1935/1942 |
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25 | Henry Murphy, Golden Eagle Gatepost, c. 1938 |
26 | Marian Page, Rooster Woodcarving, c. 1940 |
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