 Painted
Ponies
June 29 - September 8, 2002
Outer Row Stander
Crafted by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company in 1932
From the collection of Bud and Mary Weckesser
An exhibition
comprised of 16 superior examples of hand-carved, hand-painted carousel animals,
these wooden creatures are regarded as one of the highest forms of folk art.
On loan from four private collections, the animals were created by the major
carvers and carving companies who produced carousel decor at the beginning
of the twentieth century. The exhibit included horses as well as a menagerie
of other animals, such as a pig, deer, rabbit, and ostrich. The carousel figures
came from amusement parks across the country, the majority from Pennsylvania,
and a few of which were from the original carousel at Erie’s own Waldameer
Park. |
