Whirligigs: The Art of Peter Gelker

by Lynn Gamwell

A breeze blows, a wheel turns, a soldier springs to life and spears a giant spider. Such fanciful woodcarvings are in the American Folk Art tradition of whirligigs, which is continued today by Peter Gelker in his twirling figures in the throws of myths, dreams, and nightmares. Gelker was introduced to whirligigs by his father, a machinist, who learned to carve growing up in the Depression-era Midwest near the Ozarks. Gelker left rural life and manual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0935314946
• ISBN13: 9780935314946
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Grand Central Press
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 10.1" x 8.0"