The Leo and Marilyn Smith Folk Art Collection"carved and painted wood portraits of people, past and present, from our region"
Minnesota Marine Art Museum -- Winona, MN
A collection of wood carvings depicting local characters from a nearby, rural river town.
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This exhibit was certainly more interesting that the "Wood and Wind to Steel and Steam" exhibit. The carvings were well done, and the stories behind them were quite fascinating.
Still, one wonders as one passes through the room ... "So?"
Woodcarving is a hobby of mine and I tend to appreciate it simply from a craftsman viewpoint, but even here, this simply isn't the best work I've ever seen. So what is it about this that would make it interesting?
See a town represented by the different individuals, certainly. But when one is looking at hand-carved work, one generally tends to look at the detail that's gone into the piece. I don't think that's an issue here. Not to say that it's not well done, just not extraordinarily well done.
If you're at the museum, you will likely enjoy this exhibit. Is it worth a special trip? My vote is, no.
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