JOHNATHAN KENDALL, Massachusetts, d. 2004, Three-dimensional figure of a saint,, Carved and painted wood, height 25".

JOHNATHAN KENDALL

Massachusetts, d. 2004

Three-dimensional figure of a saint, with nail protruding from head to be used as a candlestick pricket.

Johnathan Kendall was an itinerant woodcarver, originally from Boston, who is best known for the doors he carved in 1976 for Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, now Wellfleet Preservation Hall in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. His work can also be seen at the La Fonda Hotel in the historic plaza of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Carved and painted wood, height 25".

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