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Son of a Dakota Twister: The Life and Works of a Folk Artist

by Kent Gutzmer
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781945783456
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Daulnoy Editions
  • Publisher Imprint: Daulnoy Editions
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  • Pages: 108
  • Original Price: USD 26.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 304 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Folk & Outsider Art

On a frigid winter day in South Dakota in 1984, buried in a six-foot-high snow drift, Kent Gutzmer first picked up an old carpet knife and started to carve a rocking horse. Since then, this lesser-known yet iconic artist's timeless, polychrome folk-art sculptures can be found throughout the United States and beyond.

With no formal training, Gutzmer's folk art fits into the "outsider art" sphere, amongst contemporaries such as Howard Finster, Edward Larson, Albert Zahn, and many other artists once known. His wide array of subjects include Bugs Bunny and Betty Boop, jesters and jockeys, and Santas and Uncle Sam - and they are realized as everything from carvings, whirligigs, weather vanes, flags, busts, trapeze toys, to jointed figurines. Though primarily working in wood carving, Gutzmer's mixed-media art also features found objects and materials, adding to its aged and inimitable quality.

Gutzmer's work regularly appears at auctions due his prolificacy in the 1990s and early 2000s, including a 32" tall Abe Lincoln that sold in 2013 for $5,700. His pieces have been featured in magazines such as Country Living, Country Accents, Antique Trader, The Northern Collector, and many others. Son of a Dakota Twister documents Gutzmer's story alongside his life's work.

Gutzmer, Kent: - Kent Gutzmer is an American folk artist who began creating art in 1984 while stuck inside during a blizzard. He lives in South Dakota alongside his carving workshop, where he is an enthusiastic motorcycle rider who enjoys working on his bike and getting out on the open road. He continues to sell his work at various antique stores and the occasional antique show, as well as from his workshop. Kent's life's work is documented in Son of a Dakota Twister, published in 2026 by d'Aulnoy Editions.

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