The carver's art : crafting meaning from wood / Simon J. Bronner.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Bronner, Simon J., author.

Contributor:

• Bronner, Simon J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Wood-carvers--Indiana--Interviews.
• Wood-carving--Indiana--Psychological aspects.
• Folk art--Indiana--Psychological aspects.
• Chains--Folklore.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1996.

Language Note:

English

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

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Author's Note to Paperback Edition; Preface; Illustration Credits; Prologue; CHAPTER ONE: Part of You Is in a Carving; CHAPTER TWO: Bet You Don't Know How I Made This; CHAPTER THREE: How Do You Figure It, That Darn Stuff?; Epilogue; Ten Years Later; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

• A new and updated ed. of: Chain carvers : Lexington, Kentucky, 1985.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.

Related Work:

Bronner, Simon J. Chain carvers.

ISBN:

• 9780813187297
• 081318729X
• 9780813147864
• 0813147867

OCLC:

891825700