Artist
Rude Osolnik
born Dawson, NM 1915-died Berea, KY 2001

- Born
- Dawson, New Mexico, United States
- Died
- Berea, Kentucky, United States
- Biography
Considered to be one of the fathers of contemporary wood turning in America, Rude Osolnik is something of a folk hero. Working in Kentucky, he creates robust forms from a variety of woods. Osolnik is noted for his ability to use figures in the wood he laminates, creating a signature look that emerges only as the work is turned.
Kenneth Trapp The Renwick at Twenty-Five (Washington, D.C.: National Museum of American Art, 1997)
Works by this artist (162 items)
Exhibitions
September 23, 2010–January 30, 2011
A Revolution in Wood: The Bresler Collection celebrates the magnificent gift of sixty-six pieces of turned and carved wood to the Smithsonian American Art Museum by the noted collectors, Fleur and Charles Bresler.