Sunday, November 11, 2012


Henry Wallace, Wood Carver
Little did we (my husband and I) know when we purchased a fish and parrot carved from mahogany 20 years ago here on Andros that we were acquiring a pair of pieces from an artist that would soon achieve international acclaim. The beauty of Andros is timeless and unchanging but the value of the art has gone up. Henry Wallace, self-taught wood sculptor and local artist of Red Bay on Andros has had his works displayed in the Smithsonian and was selling his art at the local AUTEC craft fair this weekend. We saw two of his exquisite turtle sculptures that like much of his work that depict the beauty of the natural flora and fauna of the Bahamas. We also saw a carved mahogany land crab created by his son who is following in his father’s footsteps.
The weather was ideal for the craft fair, cloudy and breezy, and the conk fritters, local craft fair fare, were scrumptious.


7 comments:

  1. Hi do you have an e-mail for Henry Wallace? We had a piece made 30 years ago and would like to get in touch with Henry. Thank you, Lynn Nunziato

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  2. I was stationed at Autec in 2009 and I purchased the self portrait of himself and even had him carve his signature with date on the bottom under half of the base. Looking at a photo of him here I recognized him immediately and realized again for the first time since 2009 just how much his self portrait really resembles him.

    Can any tell me where I can get an actual appraisal for this piece?

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  3. That's, Can ANYONE tell me here I can get a REALISTIC appraisal for this piece?
    It's a Henry Wallace self portrait in Bahamian mahogany.

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  4. Signed and dated with "Red Bays" attached to the signature.

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  5. I have a Dolphin signed and dated 2000 red bays. Would like to know it's worth.

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  6. I met this dude in June 2000 at his home with his whole family.

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