American Sculptures and Carvings

Jim Rose, known primarily for his steel furniture, was an avid collector and scoured salvage yards for unique and interesting items. Here, a collection of found steel is reworked, pr...

This is a welded steel sculpture made by furniture creator Jim Rose. It is sustainable design created from salvaged and recycled steel panels left over from his larger projects. These sculptures reference traditional American Folk Art barn...

Jim Rose, known primarily for his steel furniture, was an avid collector and scoured salvage yards for unique and interesting items. Here, a collection of found steel is reworked and...

Known for his steel furniture, Jim Rose was an avid collector and scoured salvage yards for unique, interesting items. Here he has paired various repurposed finds together to create...

A very handsome, darkly colored set of six bowl by American master wood turner Bob Stocksdale. All are signed and marked ("Mahogany of Guatemala") by Stocksdale. Stunning in any sett...

Jim Rose, known primarily for his steel furniture, was an avid collector and scoured salvage yards for unique and interesting items. Here, found steel objects are welded together to ...

Very rare item by famous and world renowned, avant garde "Mad Potter of Biloxi" George Ohr; known for creating many of his pieces with an abstract design, incorporating sexual and e...

Modernist Welded Rebar / Steel And Animal Bone Abstract Sculpture .. Amazing use of space, Well executed,, balanced.. Artist unknown.Purchased from estate filled with high end art an...

Monumental and unusual Folk Art stage coach figure and horses, 1927. All hand executed, amazing detail, working lamps, velvet interior on coach.

Jim Rose, known primarily for his steel furniture, was an avid collector and scoured salvage yards for unique and interesting items. Here, a collection of spare parts come together ...

A very beautifully made and sculpted wood-turned weed vase by famed American (Mendocino, California) artist/ sculptor Doug Ayers. The natural, organic wood grain is quite spectacular...

Jim Rose, known primarily for his steel furniture, was an avid collector and scoured salvage yards for unique and interesting items. Here, found steel objects are welded together to ...

This fine example of early 20th century Folk Art is all original paint and carved from one piece of wood. The weight is heavy and would make a great doorstop in the kitchen.

Tang Dynasty Style Decorative Cast Iron Horse 20th Century "great color and patina" one hairline cracks some surface rust lots of sand / sediment on the interior - see images

Jim Rose, known primarily for his steel furniture, was an avid collector and scoured salvage yards for unique and interesting items. Here, a collection of found steel is reworked whi...

An elegant tempietto style gazebo model with a gilt Romanesque tile dome. Wood structure that is painted white. Supported by four columns with gilt trim and accented by a final. Circ...

A pair of custom-made hand-gilt classical pagoda models. Hand painted white columns and minor trim features. The roof, top, and lower fence of the model have a wonderful hand gilt sh...

Wood carving by California artist, Evelyn Ackerman, c.1960s. This carving features a hand carved creature. Dimensions 12.5" width x 9.25" depth x 1" height. Condition Good, origina...

175 years ago this was created as a fountain that worked on water and counter weights. The elephant can now be plugged in and runs on dry land using a motor, cables and gears. The he...

This remarkable 19th-century American Folk Art vessel, expertly carved from a natural burl to resemble a horse's hoof, is a quintessential example of Folk Art's imaginative and uncon...

Made from found industrial objects, this face takes on different looks at every angle. A wedge, sprockets, gears are adhered to a found painted steel plate to complete this "Flatlay Face" Jim Rose Flatlay Face No. 05, 2021 found industrial objects 4.50h x 10.75w x 10.75d in 11.43h x 27.30w x 27.30d cm JR0299 Jim Rose b. 1966, d. 2023 Bio Born in Indiana, Jim Rose lived in Europe until he returned to the United States to attend college. After one year at Bard College, Jim transferred to the School of the Art Institute in Chicago (SAIC) where he graduated in 1988 with a BFA. His skillful interpretation of the Shaker design is a result of intense research and field study of Shaker furniture, architecture, culture and history. After over two decades of dedicated work, he has mastered the minimalism of the Shaker technique and created his own unique visual vernacular. The quilts of Gee's Bend have become a monumental influence taking this artist's work to new levels of unique interpretation and artistry. His selection of aged steel results in a patina directly related to that of aged wood while his colored strips beautifully mimic worn cloth. Each piece of furniture is masterfully made and intended for daily use. Jim Rose’s steel furniture is featured every year at SOFA Chicago for the past 25 years. Jim Rose b. 1966, Wisconsin Education 1989 B.F.A., Sculpture, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL 1988 Student at Large, Welding Technology, Triton College, Chicago, IL 1985 Undergraduate Photography Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York Awards 2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI. 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 2003 Grant Recipient for Shaker Interpretations in Cast Iron, PA Arts Assoc / WI Arts Board 2003 Arts/Industry Residency Program for Visual Artists, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Solo Exhibitions 2017 New Work, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2012 Simply Steel, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI 2007 Variation, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003 New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2001 Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2000 Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1999 Hands and Heart to Steel III, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL National Exhibitions 2017-2018 SOFA Chicago – Gallery Victor Armendariz 2016 - 1995 SOFA Chicago, New York, Palm Beach - Ann Nathan Gallery 2011 - 2002 Art Chicago - Ann Nathan Gallery Group Exhibitions 2017 Coming Attractions: Inaugural Exhibition, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2017 Living with Art: The Newman Collection, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, Oklahoma 2016 Form Follows Function: The Intersection of Art and Craft, The Hardy Gallery, Ephraim, Wi 2015 NEO, Chipstone Foundation, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI 2015 ICFF, Furniture Society, Javits Convention Center, New York City, NY 2013 Vahki Revisited, The Enduring Spirit of a Craft Collection” Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, AZ 2013 Fearless Furniture, Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Indianapolis, IN 2013 Inaugural Exhibition, Museum Wisconsin of Art, West Bend, WI 2012 Sitting Pretty: Furniture from RAM’s Collection, Racine Art Museum, WI 2011 Hiding Places: Memory in the Arts, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, WI 2010 Living with Art, Strohl Art Center, Chautauqua Institution, NY 2009 Summer in Wisconsin, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2009 High Honors, James Watrous Gallery, Madison, WI 2008 Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary, Museum of Art and Design, NY 2007 Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Art Association, Jackson, WY 2007 Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX (traveling exhibition) 2006 Show us Your Drawers, Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN 2006 Marriage of the Minds, Fairfield Center for Contemporary Art, Sturgeon Bay, WI 2006 27th Annual Contemporary Crafts, Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, AZ 2006 Containers of All Dimensions, Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, AZ 2005 Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 2004 Right at Home: American Studio Furniture, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. 2004 American Collections, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI 2004 More Than Drawers-Wisconsin Cabinets, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI 2004 Objects of Wonder, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI 2003 Planting, Potting and Pruning, Wustum Museum of Fine Art, Racine, WI 2003 Men at Work, Miller Art Museum, Sturgeon Bay, WI 2002 Case Pieces: Contemporary Studio Furniture, Elvehjem Museum of Art, Univ of WI-Madison 2002 Sitting Pretty: Contemporary Wisconsin Chairs, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI 2001 Anything with a Drawer - Award Recipient, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ 2001 23rd Annual Contemporary Crafts - Award Recipient, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ 2000 New Talent in Craft, Wustum Museum of Fine Art, Racine, Wisconsin 2000 Who Knows Where or When, Wustum Museum of Fine Art, Racine, Wisconsin 1999 The End is Near! Artists look at the 20th Century, Wustum Museum of Fine Art, Racine, WI Selected collections Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, Arizona The Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Kohler Company, Kohler, Wisconsin Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Indianapolis, Indiana The Chipstone Foundation, Fox Point, Wisconsin Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, Wisconsin Publications “Selected Artists of Door County” Stonehill Publishing, 2016 “Galvanized Chest” Door County Living Magazine, Autumn 2012 “100 Artists of the Midwest” Schiffer Books, 2012 “Piecework” American Craft Magazine, February 2012 “Hiding Places, Memory in the Arts” John Michael Kohler Arts Center, June 2011 “Second Lives, Remixing the Ordinary” Museum of Arts and Design, NY, August 2008 “Studio Furniture” Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC, May 2008 “Discoveries by Designers” Architectural Digest, December 2005 “Contemporary Metal Furniture” Metalsmith Magazine, Winter 2003 “Studio Case Furniture: The Inside Story” American Craft Magazine, October 2002 “Contemporary Studio Case Furniture: The Inside Story” Elvehjem Museum of Art, 2002 “Chicago Style...

Jim Rose, known primarily for his steel furniture, was an avid collector and scoured salvage yards for unique, interesting items. Here he has welded together various metal pieces to...

Whimsical hand made carved wood and painted folk art hanging liberty figure.

Wishing Wanders and Rain or Shine, Diptych, 2019 by Alex Hodge Carved porcelain Overall size: Height: 9.5 in x Width: 26.5 in x Depth: 0.5 in Wishing Wanders: Height: 9.5 in x Width...

Earnest Eve and Heights to Reach, Diptych, 2019 by Alex Hodge Carved porcelain Overall size: 12 H in x 15 W in x .05 D in Earnest Eve: 12 H in x 8 W in x .05 D in Heights to Reach: 1...

Optional Omniscience & Snake Got You, Diptych, 2019 by Alex Hodge Carved porcelain Overall size: Height: 10 in x Width: 19.5 in x Depth: 0.5 in Optional Omniscience: Height: 10 in x...

Radial Glow, 2019 by Alex Hodge Carved porcelain 12 H in x 8 W in x 0.5 D in Unique Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way that values women, ...

Snake Got Your Tongue, 2019 by Alex Hodge Carved porcelain 9.5 H in x 9.5 W in x 0.75 D in Unique Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way that ...

Introducing a heart-warming abstract sculpture depicting a parent with child in embrace. Hand-carved in solid walnut with an alluring ebonized this exquisite, visually captivating sc...

Flight Risk, 2019 by Alex Hodge Carved porcelain 11.5 H in x 8.5 W in x 0.5 D in Unique Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way that values wom...

Falling Backwards, 2019 by Alex Hodge Carved porcelain 15 H in x 10.5 W in x 0.5 D in Unique Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way that value...

Stairway to Nowhere Girl, 2019 by Alex Hodge Carved porcelain 16 H in x 12.5 W in x 0.75 D in Unique Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way th...

Bamboo Backbone Woman, 2019 by Alex Hodge Carved porcelain 12 H in x 8.5 W in x 0.75 D in Unique Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way that v...

Protective Linings Portrait, 2019 Carved porcelain 14 inches x 9.5 inches x 0.75 inch Unique Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way that value...

Supporting Perspective, 2019 by Alex Hodge Carved porcelain 11.5 H in x 7.5 W in x 0.75 D in Unique Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way tha...

Stairway to Nowhere Girl, 2019 by Alex Hodge Carved porcelain 11 H in x 6.2 W in x 0.75 D in Unique Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way tha...

Lead with the Heart, 2019 by Alex Hodge Carved porcelain 16 H in x 12 W in x 0.5 D in Unique Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way that value...

Carved and painted wooden soldier whirligig. Early 20th century American. Soldier has a leather hat with wooden brim. Presented on simple custom museum...

Weave of the Universe, 2019 by Alex Hodge Carved porcelain 12.5 H in x 17 W in x 0.75 D in Unique Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way that ...

Nicely detailed diminutive metal owl sculpture for desktop or collection. Weighty - possibly pewter. Signed Clarence.

This is a welded steel sculpture made by furniture creator Jim Rose. It is sustainable design created from salvaged and recycled steel panels left over from his larger projects. Thes...

Wishful Thinking, 2019 by Alex Hodge Carved porcelain 12 H in x 7 W in x 0.5 D in Unique Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way that values wo...

Curled Girl, 2019 by Alex Hodge Carved porcelain 11.5 H in x 7 W in x 0.5 D in Unique Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way that values women...

Rattling Cages, 2019 by Alex Hodge Carved porcelain 10 H in x 10 W in x 0.5 D in Unique Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way that values wom...

Richly textured with whimsical appeal, this late 20th century wooden crow is a delightful example of naive American sculpture. Poised mid-caw, it is hard to tell whether this crow ha...

Madonna with the Long Neck, 2019 by Alex Hodge Carved porcelain Height: 7 in x Width: 7 in x Depth: 0.5 in Unique Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of a...

Heights to Reach, 2019 by Alex Hodge Carved porcelain 11.5 H in x 7 W in x .05 D in Unique Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way that values ...

Earnest Eve, 2019 by Alex Hodge Carved porcelain Height: 12 in x Width: 8 in x Depth: 0.5 in Unique Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way th...

Amazing ! Oversized Carved wood and painted Sheaffer Fountain Pen Store Display , Selling two pens. One 5" high 6 " in diameter.. other 50" h , 4" in diameter. Very well made, Qualit...

Mountain of a Woman, 2019 by Alex Hodge Carved porcelain 8.5 H in x 3.5 W in x 0.5 D in Unique Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way that val...

Celebrate the whimsical charm of American Folk Art with this hand-carved pine sculpture resembling a baguette, a delightful fusion of creativity and playfulness. Crafted with meticul...

Charming Iron Wire Haired Fox Terrier Door Stop with intact original paint attributed to Hubley circa 1910. Hard to find with original patinaed cold ...

Reach Out, 2019 by Alex Hodge Carved porcelain Height: 8 in x Width: 12 in x Depth: 0.5 in Unique Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way that...

Wishing Wanders Carved porcelain 9.5 inches x 13.5 inches x 0.75 inch Unique Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way that values women, not on...

Mountain of a Woman, 2019 by Alex Hodge Carved porcelain Height: 15 in x Width: 9 in x Depth: 0.5 in Unique Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in ...

Rain or Shine, 2019 by Alex Hodge Carved porcelain Height: 9 in x Width: 13 in x Depth: 0.5 in Unique Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way ...

Room in a Room, 2019 by Alex Hodge Carved porcelain Height: 9 in x Width: 13 in x Depth: 0.5 in Unique Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way...

Optional Omniscience, 2019 by Alex Hodge Carved porcelain Height: 10 in x Width: 10 in x Depth: 0.5 in Unique Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art i...