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David Cosgrove Pays Homage to Colonial Gravestone Carvings, But in Wood

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An angel carving in wood by David Cosgrove, based on a carving from an 18th-century colonial cemetery gravestone.

An angel carving in wood by David Cosgrove, based on a carving from an 18th-century colonial cemetery gravestone.

An angel carving in wood by David Cosgrove, based on a carving from an 18th-century colonial cemetery gravestone.

An angel carving in wood by David Cosgrove, based on a carving from an 18th-century colonial cemetery gravestone.

An angel carving in wood by David Cosgrove, based on a carving from an 18th-century colonial cemetery gravestone.

An angel carving in wood by David Cosgrove, based on a carving from an 18th-century colonial cemetery gravestone.

An angel carving in wood by David Cosgrove, based on a carving from an 18th-century colonial cemetery gravestone.

An angel carving in wood by David Cosgrove, based on a carving from an 18th-century colonial cemetery gravestone.

A carving in wood by David Cosgrove, based on a carving from an 18th-century colonial cemetery gravestone.

A carving in wood by David Cosgrove, based on a carving from an 18th-century colonial cemetery gravestone.

David Cosgrove at work on a piece in his studio. DANA SHAW

David Cosgrove at work on a piece in his studio. DANA SHAW

David Cosgrove at work on a piece in his studio. DANA SHAW

David Cosgrove at work on a piece in his studio. DANA SHAW

Some of the tools that David Cosgrove uses to create his pieces. DANA SHAW

Some of the tools that David Cosgrove uses to create his pieces. DANA SHAW

Don't forget to add the instructions. DANA SHAW

Don't forget to add the instructions. DANA SHAW

David Cosgrove in his studio. DANA SHAW

David Cosgrove in his studio. DANA SHAW

A piece in progress. DANA SHAW

A piece in progress. DANA SHAW

A few of David Cosgrove's pieces. DANA SHAW

A few of David Cosgrove's pieces. DANA SHAW

authorMichelle Trauring on Nov 17, 2022
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, brownstone mined from quarries in Portland, Connecticut, played a key role in the construction of landmark buildings up and down the Eastern Seaboard.... more

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