Stephen Huneck Signed Wood Folk Art Beagle Big Dog Bookends Vintage VT For Sale
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Stephen Huneck Signed Wood Folk Art Beagle Big Dog Bookends Vintage VT: $375.00
Stephen Huneck was an internationally-known artist, woodcarver, and furniture maker whose most famous work was the Dog Chapel; a hand-built church in Vermont to which dogs and their owners can go for quiet reflection and spiritual renewal. The Dog Chapel has been a popular tourist attraction since it opened in 2000. A largely self-taught carver, Mr. Huneck achieved a level of success that comes to few outsider artists. His work was sought after by collectors, exhibited widely and featured often in the news media. Much of Mr. Huneck’s artwork centered on dogs, from life-size sculptures and woodcut prints. He died in 2010 at age 61.Stephen was well known for his outsider folk art of dogs, and is more sought after following his suicide and his wife Gwen\'s. Signed Alpha Dog with their Vermont phone number and numbered 001 in addition to his last name. Iconic Beagle bookends 13-14 inches tall at tail and head and 7-8 inches wide.
