Wood Turning in North America Since 1930

Sunday, October 21, 2001—Sunday, December 30, 2001
Target Gallery
Free Exhibition

This exhibition will feature about 125 objects of turned wood, including pieces from institutional and private collections. Because of the Industrial Revolution, the art of wood turning only started to be revived in America in the 1930s through the impetus of James Prestini. Following WWII, interest in pure design and the influences of Scandinavia inspired the likes of Bob Stocksdale and Philip Moulthrop. Their successors have been pushing the limits of the medium ever since. The more experimental and challenging approach to wood turning between the 1960s and the 1990s will be the main focus of this exhibition.


Organized by the Wood Turning Center and the Yale University Art Gallery. The Exhibition is made possible by grants and support from The Barra Foundation, Inc., Center for the Study of American Art and Material Culture at Yale, Chipstone Foundation, Robyn and John Horn, The McNeil Fund for Graduate Study at Yale, Jane and Arthur Mason, National Endowment for the Arts, Ruth and David Waterbury, Windgate Charitable Foundation, and The Wornick Family Foundation, Inc.

Presentation at The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is sponsored by Gabberts Furniture & Design Studio, Rockler Woodworking and Hardware, and the Marbrook Foundation..