Mid 20th Century "Artist's Model" Figurative Carved Mahogany Sculpture by Raymond Turner

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Beautifully sculpted from a ruddy block of mahogany and finished with a patina that gives it a lovely glow, this … more Beautifully sculpted from a ruddy block of mahogany and finished with a patina that gives it a lovely glow, this piece is a superb example of WPA-era sculpture. The artist, Raymond Turner, was a native of the Midwest who later won fame in New York, receiving a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1928 to work in Paris and sculpting a heroic depiction of Christopher Columbus in New York. Turner focused largely on the human figure, and exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, Detroit Institute of Art, Guggenheim Museum, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. less