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| | Born in Delaplane, Virginia, he lived his entire life in that area of Fauquier County near Washington D.C. His work reflected none of the sophistication of the area. He was a rural folk sculptor whose day-jobs were that of farm hand, hotel waiter and gardener. He began carving seriously after the death of his wife in 1962. He did small figures from saw-cut plywood that are painted and embellished with found objects. He also did almost life-size humans and animals, carved from tree trunks. Some of his work is pornographic in anatomic detail, revealing his fondness for "girlie literature." |
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