Barry Charles Biesanz, also known as Barry Biesanz Hiltunen (born September 1, 1948, in New Orleans) is a woodturner who became a Costa Rican citizen in 1998.

Barry Biesanz working on the lathe.

Life

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As a 17 year old Detroit high school student, Barry received national press coverage for protesting the Vietnam war.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Newsweek quoted him in a 1966 article on "The Teenagers" as saying "I got my hair cut. But now they are regulating ideas and I can't get my ideas cut."[11] Another publication on the attitudes of 1966 teenagers, The young adult; identity and awareness also quoted him on this.[12]

Barry Biesanz moved to Costa Rica in 1971 and founded Biesanz Woodworks in 1972.[13]

Woodturning Press Coverage

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  • 2006 "Biesanz Turns Out Masterpieces in Escazú" The Tico Times[14]
  • 2005 "Barry Biesanz He Found Woodturner's Heaven" Woodturning Design Spring 2005[15][16]
  • 2004 Beneath The Bark: Twenty-Five Years of Woodturning. Christensen, Kip & Nish, Dale.[17] The catalogue of an exhibition at the Brigham Young Museum of Art, Provo, Utah.
  • 2002 "Artisan's Work Prized By Many" The Leader Post, May 31, pg 53[18]
  • 2002 "Costa Rica for Wood Art" Edmonton Journal May[19]
  • 2002 "Plant Tree, Save Culture" Harbour City Star, June 5[20]
  • 2001 "Wood From Start to Finish Stars in Tour," Tico Times, December 14, 2001[21]
  • 1997 "Crafts with the Scent of Wood," Costa Rica Today, Jan 23, 1997[22]
  • 1995 "Un Encuentro Feliz," American Woodturner, September 1995 pg 28 by Connie Mississippi[23]
  • 1995 "Bowled Over by Costa Rica," Excerpt from The Dallas Morning News, August 13, 1995 pg 7G by Terry Hong[24]
  • 1994 "Arbolitos a su alcance," La Nacion Rincón Verde, Viva pg 2 by Vanessa Bravo, October 19, 1994[25]
  • 1993 "Biesanz, A Master Craftsman in Wood" Costa Rica Today April 29[26][27]
  • 1993 "Taipei International Exhibition of Traditional Arts and Crafts: Selected Overseas Exhibits" January 16 - 29th pp 96[28][29]
  • 1993 "Barry Biesanz Master Woodworker," American Airlines Guide Magazine[30]
  • 1992 "Magia de Madera" La Nacion, shopping section, September 15–22, page 8 [31][32]
  • 1992 "Noted Woodworker Backs Need to Conserve Forests” Tico Times Special Supplement January 1992[33]
  • 1991 "Queen Sofia of Spain buys Biesanz Art, Tico Scene, Tico Times, April 26, 1991[34]
  • 1991 “The Noble Woods of Costa Rica – God Creates Them, Biesanz Works Them”  Join Us – Costa Rica Awaits You Magazine, page 54[35]
  • 1989/1990 "Featuring the Work of Barry Biesanz" International Woodworking, Cover article, Winter edition Vol. VI, No. 1 [36][37]
  • 1989 "Northwest Highlights" WestArt, April 14, 1989 Exhibition with Moulthrop and Ellsworth[38][39]
  • 1987 "Shopper's World, Costa Rican Wood" New York Times, August 23, page 10012 [40]
  • 1987 "Shopping for Costa Rican Handicrafts" International Herald Tribune, August 28, 1987[41]
  • 1984 “Barry Biesanz” Tico Times, June 1, 1984 by M.E.Esquivel[42]

References

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  1. ^ Sell, Barry (January 9, 1965). "Detroit Opponents of War Fight School Suspensions". Bring the Troops Home Now Newsletter. 1 (3): 13.
  2. ^ "Detroit Free Press 17 Dec 1965, page Page 3". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  3. ^ "The Miami Herald 18 Dec 1965, page 92". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  4. ^ "Detroit Free Press 18 Dec 1965, page Page 5". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  5. ^ "The South Bend Tribune 17 Dec 1965, page 1". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  6. ^ "The Daily Sentinel-Tribune 20 Dec 1965, page 12". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  7. ^ "The Holland Evening Sentinel 17 Dec 1965, page Page 4". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  8. ^ "Lexington Herald-Leader 17 Dec 1965, page 23". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  9. ^ "Lansing State Journal 18 Dec 1965, page Page 13". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  10. ^ "Fort Lauderdale News 18 Dec 1965, page 28". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  11. ^ "'The Teen-Agers,' 1966 | PDF". Scribd. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  12. ^ Winter, Gerald D. (Gerald David); Nuss, Eugene M. (1969). The young adult; identity and awareness. [Glenview, Ill.]: Scott, Foresman.
  13. ^ 2005 Woodturning Design Spring 2005 "Barry Biesanz He Found Woodturner's Heaven" by Sandy Gregor Issue #5 pages 32 - 35
  14. ^ "The Tico Times 18 Aug 2006, page 53". ticotimes.net. 18 August 2006. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  15. ^ "Woodturning Design Spring 2005". Archived from the original on 2005-05-02. Retrieved 2023-03-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  16. ^ "Artist Profile – Barry Biesanz: He Found Woodturner's Heaven – Biesanz Woodworks". www.biesanz.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  17. ^ Christensen, Dale L. (2004). Beneath the Bark: Twenty Five Years of Woodturning. Provo, Utah: Utah Woodturning Symposium. ISBN 978-0974978901.
  18. ^ "The Leader-Post 31 May 2002, page 53". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  19. ^ "Edmonton Journal May 25 2002". Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  20. ^ "Harbour City Star 05 Jun 2002, page 39". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  21. ^ "Wood from start to finish stars in tour – Biesanz Woodworks". www.biesanz.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  22. ^ "Costa Rica Today – "Crafts with the Scent of Wood" 1997 – Biesanz Woodworks". www.biesanz.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  23. ^ "American Woodturner – Un Encuentro Feliz 1995 – Biesanz Woodworks". www.biesanz.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  24. ^ "Dallas Morning News – Excerpt on Barry Biesanz – Biesanz Woodworks". www.biesanz.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  25. ^ "Arbolitos a su alcance – Biesanz Woodworks". www.biesanz.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  26. ^ Downer, Sorrel (April 29, 1993). "Biesanz: A Master Craftsman in Wood". Costa Rica Today. pp. 8–9.
  27. ^ "Biesanz- A Master Craftsman in Wood – Biesanz Woodworks". www.biesanz.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  28. ^ Executive Yuan (1993). Taipei International Exhibition of Traditional Arts and Crafts: Selected Overseas Exhibits (in English and Chinese). The Cetra Exhibition Hall at Sungshan Airport, Taiwan: Council for Cultural Planning and Development. p. 96. ISBN 957-8515-94-4.
  29. ^ "Taipei international exhibition of traditional art – Biesanz Woodworks". www.biesanz.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  30. ^ "Barry Biesanz Master Woodworker – Guide Magazine 1993 – Biesanz Woodworks". www.biesanz.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  31. ^ Gonzalez, Gilda (15 September 1992). "Magia de Madera". La Nacion. p. 8.
  32. ^ "La Nacion – Magia de Madera – Biesanz Woodworks". www.biesanz.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  33. ^ "Tico Times – Noted Woodworker Backs Need to Conserve Forests – Biesanz Woodworks". www.biesanz.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  34. ^ "Queen Sofia of Spain collects Biesanz Art – Biesanz Woodworks". www.biesanz.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  35. ^ "Join Us Magazine – God Creates them, Biesanz Works Them – Biesanz Woodworks". www.biesanz.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  36. ^ Knorr, Marge (1989). "Featuring the Work of Barry Biesanz Costa Rica's Master Woodworker". International Woodworking Magazine. VI (3): 4–5.
  37. ^ "Featuring the Work of Barry Biesanz, International Woodworking – Biesanz Woodworks". www.biesanz.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  38. ^ West Art 1989-04-14: Vol 27 Iss 14. West Art. 1989-04-14.
  39. ^ "1989-April-14-West-Art-pg-15-Oregon-School-of-Arts-and-Crafts – Biesanz Woodworks". www.biesanz.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  40. ^ Fleming, Jeanie Puleston (1987-08-23). "SHOPPER'S WORLD; Costa Rican Wood, Carved and Painted". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  41. ^ Fleming, Jeanie (August 28, 1987). "Shopping for Costa Rican Handicrafts". International Herald Tribune. p. 7. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  42. ^ "Barry Biesanz – Tico Times – June 1, 1984 – Biesanz Woodworks". www.biesanz.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
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