1994 CLIFF HOLLESTELLE Wildlife Wood Carving Carved Turkey Feathers/Head-Framed

Description

1994 CLIFF HOLLESTELLE Wildlife Wood Carving Carved Turkey Feathers/Head-Framed DIMENSIONS: Frame: 21 3/4" x 17 3/4" x approx. 1 1/2". Pair of turkey feathers: approx. 14" x 6" widest. L-shaped turkey head carving: approx. 11" x 8". Total weight: approx. 4 lbs. DESCRIPTION: Vintage wildlife carving by CLIFF HOLLESTELLE (born 1939). Head of a turkey and a pair of turkey feathers. Hand carved and painted wood. Mounted on panel and framed under domed glass. The panel is signed by the artist. All original. Note on back of frame dated 1994. USA. Ready to hang. CONDITION: The carvings and frame are in excellent, all original condition. No damages and no significant wear. No restorations or touch ups. No dings, nicks, chips, cracks, losses, etc. No scratches or rubs. There is no noticeable debris inside the frame and no noticeable haze or residue on the interior of the glass. Displays beautifully. ARTIST BIO: From askart.com: Raised in Omaha, Nebraska, his interest in wildlife began when he spent time on an uncle's farm where they hunted upland birds and waterfowl. He earned a degree from the University of Omaha and had a dual career as wildlife sculptor and illustrator-administrator for 32 years at the Barkley Speech Language and Hearing Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In 1996, he became a full time carver and has won numerous awards including "Best of Show" at the Ward Foundation World Championship in Ocean City, Maryland. From wildlifeltd.wordpress.com: Cliff is a lifelong Nebraska resident, who grew up in Omaha and has lived in Lincoln since 1965. His interest in wildlife art began in his childhood when he would spend time with his aunt and uncle on their farm. Cliff enjoyed observing the migration of the ducks and geese. He spent time observing them and pheasants in their natural habitat and would draw pictures of them and even carve them out of Ivory soap. Cliff attended the University of Nebraska-Omaha, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in 1963. In 1996, he was awarded a Citation for Alumnus Achievement Award from the University. In 1995, he accepted the position as an artist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and worked there until he retired in 1996 to immerse himself in wildlife art. This afforded him the time to expand and create sculptures in wood, bronze and stainless steel. Over the four and a half decades that he has been sculpting artwork, he has received recognition for his work. He won Best of Show at the Ward Foundation World Championship Wildfowl Competition in Ocean City, Maryland; became a Viking of Distinction from North High School in Omaha, Nebraska and received the 2009 Lincoln Mayor’s Art Award from the Lincoln Art Council. Cliff had a six month one-man-show in Morrill Hall at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He worked with the National Science Foundation on sculpting Galapagos finches for their Explore Evolution Gallery also located at Morrill Hall and five other major Universities. Two special visitors to Omaha, Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of West Germany and the ambassador from China, were each presented with a commissioned duck sculpted by Cliff. His outdoor public sculptures are located in various places: a Red-Tail Hawk at the Fallbrook Village Square in Fallbrook, California and also at the San Diego River Park; an Eagle, a Heron and two wood ducks at the Lincoln (Nebraska) Children’s Zoo; a flock of five turkeys at Quarry Oaks Golf Course in South Bend, Nebraska; and various waterfowl and songbirds in the Morrill Hall dioramas in Lincoln, Nebraska.