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Waverly, VA Miles Burkholder Carpenter 1889-1985 Carvings

Information: "Miles Carpenter was born in Pennsylvania in 1889 but moved to Waverly, Virginia as a child. He worked in a sawmill and after retiring operated an icehouse. He carved a little before retirement, but took up carving seriously after his wife died in 1966. He made "root monsters" and humorous carvings of human figures, many of which he painted in latex house paint. His work may be seen in a number of publications and museums. The Miles B. Carpenter Home and Museum in Waverly, Virginia, has about sixty pieces of his work on display. His work is also included in the National Museum of American Art Smithsonian Institution and the New Orleans Museum of Art. He was included in the exhibition "Folk Art: The Common Wealth of Virginia". " From America OhYes Gallery web site

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	America Oh Yes! Gallery: "Miles Carpenter" Slotin Folk Art Outsider Folk Art
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Bibliography: "Museum of American Folk Art Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century American Folk Art and Artists" by Chuck and Jan Rosenak, Abbeville Press, New York, 1990. "Contemporary American Folk Art - A Collector's Guide" Chuck and Jan Rosenak, Abbeville Press, 1996. Slotin Folk Art Auction Catalog, Masterpiece Sale, November 4, 2006 "20th Century American Folk, Self Taught, and Outsider Art" by Betty-Carol Sellen, Cynthia J. Johnson, Neal-Schuman Publishers, New York, 1993. "Self Taught, Outsider, and Folk Art—A guide to American Artists, Locations and Resources" by Betty-Carol Sellen with Cynthia J. Johnson, 2000. "American Self-Taught Art: An Illustrated Analysis of 20th Century Artists and Trends with 1,319 Capsule Biographies" by Florence Laffal and Julius Laffal, 2003. "Flying Free: Twentieth-Century Self-Taught Art from the Collection of Ellin and Baron Gordon" by Ellin Gordon, Barbara L. Luck and Tom Patterson, exhibit catalog for The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, 1997. "Contemporary Folk Art: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum" by Tom Patterson, Watson-Guptill Publications/New York, 2001.

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