Rude Osolnik (1915–2001), was an American woodturner, author, and educator. He is considered an important figure within the American studio woodturning movement and in contemporary woodturning in the United States.[1][2] He was the department head in the woodcraft industry program at Berea College for forty years.[3] Osolnik was elected as an American Craft Council (ACC) honorary fellow in 1994.
Rude Osolnik | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 4, 1915 Dawson, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Died | November 18, 2001 Berea, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Education | Bradley University |
| Occupation(s) | Craftsman, artist, design, author, educator |
| Known for | Woodturning |
| Movement | American studio woodturning movement |
| Website | Official website |
Biography
editRude Osolnik was born March 4, 1915, in Dawson, New Mexico.[4][5] He was the child of Slovenian immigrants.[4] Osolnik graduated in 1937 from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois.[4][5]
Osolnik taught at Berea College in Berea, Kentucky from 1937 until 1978, initially working in the industrial arts department and later as the department head in the woodcraft industry program.[3][4] He took a break from teaching to serve in the U.S. Navy during World War II.[4] He also spent a lot of time working at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.[6]
Osolnik has work in museum collections, including at the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[7] the High Museum of Art,[8] the Detroit Institute of Arts,[9] the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
He died of congestive heart failure on November 18, 2001, at Poverty Ridge in Berea, Kentucky.[3][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Liebenson, Bess (June 21, 1998). "To Find the Beauty Inside the Wood, Ask a Turner for Insight". The New York Times. pp. CN 14. ISSN 1553-8095.
- ^ Malarcher, Patricia (August 8, 1993). "Crafts; Bowls Showcase the Wood-Turner's Art". The New York Times. p. WC 13. ISSN 1553-8095.
- ^ a b c "Rude Osolnik, a master wood "turner", dies at 86". New Bedford Standard-Times. AP Press. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ a b c d e "Obituaries". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 21, 2001. p. 18. Retrieved 2023-11-28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Kardon, Janet; Coe, Ralph T. (1994). Revivals! Diverse Traditions, 1920-1945: The History of Twentieth-century American Craft. H.N. Abrams. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-8109-1955-6.
- ^ a b Stubbs, Del (Spring 2002). "Rude Osolnik Memories and Tributes" (PDF). American Woodturner. Vol. 17. American Association of Woodturners. pp. 38–41.
- ^ "Rude Osolnik". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ "Vessel". High Museum of Art. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ "Candle Holder". Detroit Institute of Arts Museum (DIA). Retrieved 2023-11-28.
External links
edit- Oral history interview with Rude Osolnik, 2001 May 1 from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution