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SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD Scrimshaw: The Whaler's Legacy

Name: Scrimshaw: The Whaler's Legacy
Brand: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD

Sculpture

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Over 400 color photos of American scrimshaw (whale tooth carving) folk art pieces and a fascinating text relate the hard daily life of the 19th-century sailor (scrimshander) aboard whaling ships. Intricate, painstaking, sturdy yet incredibly delicate... scrimshaw has been a beautiful tradition on the sea and at the sea-side for centuries. Far from the comforts (and distractions) of land, whalers from America, England, Australia, and Portugal could spend the long hours of attention necessary to perfect the scrimshander's art. They forgot their loneliness and discomfort as the crafted pieces like those shown in over 400 vivid color photographs in this new, fascinating book. Author Martha Lawrence's research covers every facet of the art of scrimshaw, from its origins on whaling ships, to the daily life of the sailor (scrimshander), to the materials, themes, and tools used for creating these objects. She also discusses modern scrimshaw artists. Today's collector will find her chapters on collecting scrimshaw work especially helpful, particularly when used in conjunction with the thorough price guide.

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Brand: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD
Format: Hardcover
ASIN: 0887404553
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Sculpture
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 14 December 1998
Listed Since: 23 January 2007

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