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Dudley Carter papers, 1973
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Carter, Dudley
- Title
- Dudley Carter papers
- Dates
- 1973 (inclusive)19731973
- Quantity
- Reel to reel audio tape (75 min.); Transcript: 15 pages.
- Collection Number
- 2665 (Accession No. 2665-001)
- Summary
- Dudley Carter was a wood sculptor who made massive sculptures using a double bladed woodsman's axe
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Dudley Carter was a wood sculptor who made massive sculptures using a double bladed woodsman's axe. He was born to a pioneer family in New Westminster, British Columbia in 1891. Carter's family operated logging camps in the Pacific Northwest, and at age 15 he moved to Alert Bay where he lived among the totem carving Kwakiutl Indians. He spent many years working in the lumbering business as a timber cruiser and forest engineer before he began experimenting with art and sculpture at age 39. Carter continued working as both a woodsman and sculptor for the next forty years.
He remained an active sculptor past the age of 100 before his death in 1992. Some of his influential works include "The Ram" and "The Goddess of the Forest."
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Taped interview conducted by Julia Hobby on 18 Sept 1973.
Dudley Carter discusses his career as a sculptor in wood.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Hobby, Julia
- Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971
- Pratt, Dudley
- Rivera, Diego
Corporate Names
- Pan-Pacific International Exposition
- Seattle Art Institute
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Carter, Dudley (creator)
