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Art ➔ Carved Wall Art
Identifier:
2019.30.11Description:
This wood carved wall hanging was created by Hans J. Berg (1881-1954), a renowned furniture designer and wood carver in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This ornamental hand-carved piece is an example of his exemplary carving skills. The Museum also has a collection of his wood carving tools and a wood mural made for the Grand Rapids Public Library.Date:
circa 1900 – 1954Materials:
WoodDimensions:
92.33" hCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
In honor of Hans J. Berg, wood carver and furniture designerRelated Entities:
Erika Berg (donor) Hans J. Berg (creator)Hans Berg, born in 1881, was a native of Denmark and came to Grand Rapids when two years old. He was an independent furniture designer and had compiled a handbook on woodcarving, his hobby, which he learned at the John Widdicomb Co. His most famous work in Grand Rapids is the seventeen-foot carving in the Grand Rapids Public Library depicting events in Michigan history. It required 1,100 hours of carving. He was a member and past president of the Grand Rapids Furniture Designers Association, 1931, whose members spent many summer outings at his lodge, built on a large tract of land bordering the Muskegon River above the Hardy Dam. Mr. Berg died on May 29, 1954. Hans J. Berg (used by)
Hans Berg, born in 1881, was a native of Denmark and came to Grand Rapids when two years old. He was an independent furniture designer and had compiled a handbook on woodcarving, his hobby, which he learned at the John Widdicomb Co. His most famous work in Grand Rapids is the seventeen-foot carving in the Grand Rapids Public Library depicting events in Michigan history. It required 1,100 hours of carving. He was a member and past president of the Grand Rapids Furniture Designers Association, 1931, whose members spent many summer outings at his lodge, built on a large tract of land bordering the Muskegon River above the Hardy Dam. Mr. Berg died on May 29, 1954.
