American Folk Art Buildings

 

Seemingly intractable metal things -- bolts and nuts, cotter pines and hooks, nails and screws, a wheel rim and a drive chain and other hard materials -- are given wonderfully animate life in a fifteen ride carousel. Rendering and conjoining of those many unlikely pieces reveal gestures, nuance, clear interpretation, and even emotion. Riders, like us, relish it all although one appears to feel a jostled stomach.

 

Though the name McCabe is painted on the base, the talented confident maker is not found. The carousel is 23" high with a 16" diameter, and is alarmingly heavy.

 

Delighting and remarkable in equal measure.