Curated OER
Wood Carving
In this wood carving activity, students answer short answer questions about wood carving to earn a merit badge. Students answer 7 questions total.
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Woodcarving
Pupils research websites on wood carving. In this wood carving lesson plan, students go on the computers and research websites on the internet that teach them how to carve wood and pictures of what they can do.
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Art Periods and Styles
A large collection of resource links here for a wide range of art periods and styles from ancient times to the modern day.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Listing of Wood Carvers
ArtCyclopedia's list of woodcarvers from the 19th and 20th centuries includes Isaac Fowle (1806-1843), Richard Hunt (b. 1951), and Calvin Hunt (b. 1956).
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Chaim Gross
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Chaim Gross is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his various styles of wood carving.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Albrecht Durer
Albrecht Durer was born in Nuremberg; he was apprenticed to the painter Michel Wolgemut. He traveled widely from 1492 to 1494, visiting Schongauer's workshop in Colmar, the leading German painter and engraver at the time. From 1494-5 he...
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Khan Academy: Seated Amitabha Buddha (Amida Nyorai)
Buddhism is a religion based on the teachings of a historical figure known as the Buddha Shakyamuni, who lived about 2,500 years ago. This sculpture shows Amitabha, identified as the Buddha of the Western Paradise. Amitabha is shown...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Female Shinto Spirit
This figure represents a Shinto goddess; her name is not known. She is depicted as an aristocratic woman, dressed in a thick kimono-like garment. Shinto images like this one were not meant to be seen but were kept hidden in movable...
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Jim Colclough
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Jim Colclough is described here along with information on his contributions to art through wood carvings.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Ulysses Davis
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Ulysses Davis is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his wood carvings.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Harold Garrison
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Harold Garrison is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his wood carving.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Shields Landon Jones
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Shields Landon Jones is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his wood carvings.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Elbridge Kingsley
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Elbridge Kingsley is described here along with information on his contributions to art through wood engraving. Several examples are provided of Kinglsey's wood engravings.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: John W. Perates
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, John W. Perates is described here along with information on his contributions to art through woodworking (including religious icons) and furniture design.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Louis Simon
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Louis Simon is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his work with wood carving. Simon is known for carving signs for his motorcycle shop.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Luis Tapia
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Luis Tapia is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his wood carving.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Horacio Valdez
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Horacio Valdez is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his carvings.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Patrocino Barela
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Patrocino Barela. Barela works as a sculptor using wood carving. The site, in addition to the biographical information, provides...
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Miles Burkholder Carpenter
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Miles Burkholder Carpenter is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his wood carvings of small farm animals among other things.