Page loaded successfully. Showing keywords for Miles Carpenter.
Artist Keywords
Keywords page for Miles Carpenter ((1889 - 1985)), known for Folk art figure wood carvings. Showing associated keywords and tags.
Miles Carpenter KEYWORDS
1889 Brownstown, Pennsylvania - 1985 Waverly, Susse, Virginia. Known for: Folk art figure wood carvings.
Lots Sold: 94%, High Price: Subscribe.
Miles Burkholder Carpenter had a diverse wood carving practice, which incorporated both time-honored techniques and a keen comic eye for the condition of modernity. Born in 1889 in Brownstown,... Read full biography
Miles Burkholder Carpenter had a diverse wood carving practice, which incorporated both time-honored techniques and a keen comic eye for the condition of modernity. Born in 1889 in Brownstown, Pennsylvania, a deeply traditional Pennsylvania Dutch community, the artist moved with his family to... Read full biography
Miles Burkholder Carpenter had a diverse wood carving practice, which incorporated both time-honored techniques and a keen comic eye for the condition of modernity. Born in 1889 in Brownstown, Pennsylvania, a deeply traditional Pennsylvania Dutch community, the artist moved with his family to Waverly, Virginia, in 1901, where he remained for the remainder of his life. After working at his father's sawmill through his youth, Carpenter struck out on his own at age twenty-three, first with his own... Read full biography
Miles Burkholder Carpenter had a diverse wood carving practice, which incorporated both time-honored techniques and a keen comic eye for the condition of modernity. Born in 1889 in Brownstown, Pennsylvania, a deeply traditional Pennsylvania Dutch community, the artist moved with his family to Waverly, Virginia, in 1901, where he remained for the remainder of his life. After working at his father's sawmill through his youth, Carpenter struck out on his own at age twenty-three, first with his own lumber business (and forays into summer theater), and, beginning in 1955, as the proprietor of a roadside ice, beverage, and produce market. Although he began making small carvings in the 1940s, Carpenter dedicated himself more seriously to his art... Read full biography
Miles Burkholder Carpenter had a diverse wood carving practice, which incorporated both time-honored techniques and a keen comic eye for the condition of modernity. Born in 1889 in Brownstown, Pennsylvania, a deeply traditional Pennsylvania Dutch community, the artist moved with his family to Waverly, Virginia, in 1901, where he remained for the remainder of his life. After working at his father's sawmill through his youth, Carpenter struck out on his own at age twenty-three, first with his own lumber business (and forays into summer theater), and, beginning in 1955, as the proprietor of a roadside ice, beverage, and produce market. Although he began making small carvings in the 1940s, Carpenter dedicated himself more seriously to his art in the 1960s, first in entrepreneurial spirit, to create signage for his store, and then in profound sadness, following his wife's death in 1966... Read full biography
Miles Carpenter - Artist Info
About Miles Carpenter: Keywords
Keywords (12)
Art Method
- •Direct Carver, Hand Carving
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Fantasy, Fancy, Fables, Dreams, Visions, Mystery, Creatures
- •Folk Art, Folk Lore
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Self Taught, Autodidact