Tour: Woodcarving from the Index of American Design

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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.

Captions

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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