Arthur Espenet Carpenter (January 20, 1920 – May 25, 2006) was a master woodworker and furniture maker in

Bolinas Bolinas is an unincorporated coastal community and census-designated place in Marin County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 1,483. It is located on the California coast, approximately (straight line dist ...

, California known for his wishbone chair and desk with scalloped seashell sides. Self-taught, he joined the Baulines Craft Guild. He also taught had apprentices. His work is in the collection of the

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and has been exhibited in

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and The Museum of Arts and Design in New York. He was declared a “living California treasure” in 1984.Arthur Espenet Carpenter
Craft in America He received

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Award of Distinction The Furniture Society, founded in 1996, is a membership-based, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation working to advance the art of furniture making by inspiring creativity, promoting excellence and fostering understanding of this art. The So ...

in 2001.

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1920 births 2006 deaths American woodworkers People from Bolinas, California {{woodworking-stub