The Carver's Art : Crafting Meaning from Wood /

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Chains carved from a single block of wood, cages whittled with wooden balls rattling inside -- all ""made with just a pocketknife""--Are among our most enduring folk designs. Who makes them and why? what is their history? what do they mean for their makers, for their viewers, for...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bronner, Simon J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 1996.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Sculpture sur bois > États-Unis > Indiana.
Houtsnijkunst.
Erlebnisbericht
Holzschnitzerei
Biografie
Holzschnitzer
Wood-carving > Psychological aspects.
Wood-carvers.
Folk art > Psychological aspects.
Chains.
CRAFTS & HOBBIES > Carving.
Chaînes > Folklore.
Art populaire > Indiana > Aspect psychologique.
Sculpture sur bois (Arts decoratifs) > Indiana > Aspect psychologique.
Sculpteurs sur bois > Indiana > Entretiens.
Chains > Folklore.
Folk art > Indiana > Psychological aspects.
Wood-carving > Indiana > Psychological aspects.
Wood-carvers > Indiana > Interviews.
Indiana
Indiana.
Interviews.
Folklore.
Electronic books.
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Summary:Chains carved from a single block of wood, cages whittled with wooden balls rattling inside -- all ""made with just a pocketknife""--Are among our most enduring folk designs. Who makes them and why? what is their history? what do they mean for their makers, for their viewers, for our society? Simon J. Bronner portrays four wood carvers in southern Indiana, men who had been transplanted from the rural landscapes of their youth to industrial towns. After retiring, they took up a skill they remembered from childhood. Bronner discusses how creativity helped these men adjust to change and how vie
Item Description:A new and updated ed. of: Chain carvers : Lexington, Kentucky, 1985.
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages): illustrations, map
ISBN:9780813147864

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