Americana Crafted: Jehu Camper, Delaware WhittlerAt the age of thirty-six Jehu Camper (1897-1989) began a fifty-year career as a whittler. Assisted by his wife Lillian he was able to complete more than six hundred pieces. In these mixed-media assemblages of farm implements and evocative scenes filled with whimsy they preserved vivid memories of rural life in Delaware. Camper regarded himself as a custodian of the past. He was celebrated as a local folk historian as well as a "resident whittler" at state fairs and programs for school children. Through his many presentations Camper engaged the public in an examination of their heritage and gained renown for promoting its preservation with his folk carvings. This book pictures the delightful carvings with which Camper attempted to commemorate the past. When he died, a large collection of his works was donated to the Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village. These not only preserve the folkways of a bygone era but also perpetuate the memory of a fascinating folk artist. |
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... audiences who in numerous settings encountered a major display of twentieth - century , Middle Atlantic folk art . I have long considered these 5 A's , taken separately and in combi- nation , to be a guiding paradigm for folk art ...
... audiences who in numerous settings encountered a major display of twentieth - century , Middle Atlantic folk art . I have long considered these 5 A's , taken separately and in combi- nation , to be a guiding paradigm for folk art ...
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... audiences . Jehu had much to say in the way of commentary addressed to viewers about his artful , handcrafted pieces , which were in them- selves testimonials to the past and to his heritage . He regarded himself as a custodi- an of the ...
... audiences . Jehu had much to say in the way of commentary addressed to viewers about his artful , handcrafted pieces , which were in them- selves testimonials to the past and to his heritage . He regarded himself as a custodi- an of the ...
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... audiences beyond his own lifetime . Using a wood die , Jehu began documenting works by stamping his name and the date of completion on their undersides . Sometime between 1972 and 1975 he numbered at least seventeen major assem- blages ...
... audiences beyond his own lifetime . Using a wood die , Jehu began documenting works by stamping his name and the date of completion on their undersides . Sometime between 1972 and 1975 he numbered at least seventeen major assem- blages ...
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Americana Crafted: Jehu Camper, Delaware Whittler Robert D. Bethke,Jehu Camper No preview available - 1995 |
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