Caricature Carvers of America — In 1989, a group of ten wood carvers, with the common goal of promoting the art of caricature carving, met in the back room of Paxton Lumber Co. in Fort Worth, Texas to discuss the formation of a national organization to further that goal. From… … Wikipedia
Wood carving — is a form of working wood by means of a cutting tool held in the hand (this may be a power tool), resulting in a wooden figure or figurine (this may be abstract in nature) or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object. The phrase may also … Wikipedia
Stephen J. Prescott II — Personal Info Stephen Prescott was born and raised in Portland, Maine. He was a wonder child, known for his amazing ability to always land on his feet in a cat like manner regardless of how he was dropped. This ability saved his life 4 and a half … Wikipedia
Marv Kaisersatt — began woodcarving seriously in 1976 and has been teaching caricature carving since 1985. He specializes in carving multi figure scenes from a single block of basswood. His figures depict “ordinary folks doing ordinary things in extraordinary ways … Wikipedia
Nils Trygg — Nils Trygg, woodcarver, (1914–1951) was one of the recognized masters of twentieth century woodcarving, most famous for Scandinavian flat plane style of woodcarving. Nils Trygg was born in Småland, Sweden. He was one of three sons of Carl Johan… … Wikipedia
H. S. "Andy" Anderson — H. S. Andy Anderson, formally Herbert S. Anderson ref|name, also knowns as Andy Anderson, woodcarver, (1893–August 20, 1960) was one of the recognized masters of 20th century woodcarving, most famous for Scandinavian flat plane style of… … Wikipedia
arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… … Universalium
Native American art — ▪ visual arts Introduction also called Indian art or American Indian art the visual art of the aboriginal inhabitants of the Americas, often called American Indians. For a further discussion of the visual art of the Americas produced in … Universalium
Archaeology of the Cross and Crucifix — Archæology of the Cross and Crucifix † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Archæology of the Cross and Crucifix I. PRIMITIVE CRUCIFORM SIGNS The sign of the cross, represented in its simplest form by a crossing of two lines at right angles,… … Catholic encyclopedia
Elizabethan furniture — is the form which the Renaissance took in England in furniture and general ornament, and in furniture it is as distinctive a form as its French and Italian counterparts. Gradual emergence For many years Gothic architecture had been forgetting its … Wikipedia
