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Andy Anderson The Dentist

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD
Andy Anderson The Dentist
Preview: Phoenix Marriott Mesa - 200 N Centennial Way, Mesa, AZ 85201
Preview Period:
Thursday January 27 -- 3:00 pm-7:00 pm
Friday January 28 -- 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday January 29 – 9:00 am -4:30 pm
12” x 10” carved and painted. Signed Andy PICTURED: The World of Andy Anderson By High Noon Western Americana, pages 18 and 19. Book included in lot. Andy Anderson (1893-1963) The first recognized American caricature carver, H S Andy Anderson was born in 1893 in Chicago, Illinois. When he was a young teenager he moved with his family to Colorado and while growing up there, Andy carved horses, cowboys, and depictions of life. Andy wrote, "One day a cowboy rode in from Wyoming, who was the homeliest man I had ever laid eyes on. All the rest of that day I could see him in my mind and thought, ‘What a good character he would make for a wood carving!’ He was my first model, and this was my first attempt at carving a likeness of anyone. The figure of this old weather-beaten cowpoke turned out real good (much to my surprise) and from then on I started carving characters." By 1927 his figure carving began to evolve as he was creating characters from the Old West. He began carving full-time and earned a respectable living through the 1930s. He eventually set-up a workshop at Southern California’s venerable Knott’s Berry Farm, where he could always be found carving. Andy’s carvings were highly regarded and sought after by movie stars, politicians, and a broad range of collectors in addition to many museums. Andy Anderson died near his home in Tesuque, New Mexico in 1963.