| 词条 | Harley Refsal |
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Harley Refsal is an internationally recognized figure carver, specializing in Scandinavian flat-plane style of woodcarving. BackgroundRefsal was born and raised on a farm near Hoffman, Minnesota, which was homesteaded by his Norwegian-immigrant grandparents. He began working in wood as a young boy. His father, a carpenter and farmer, and a woodworker uncle who lived nearby kept him well supplied with wood, tools, and encouragement. CareerRefsal lived in Norway in the 1960s and again in the 1980s, and has traveled extensively throughout Scandinavia. Upon retiring from full-time teaching at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa in 2010, he holds the title Professor Emeritus of Scandinavian Folk Art. Since the 1980s, Refsal, who speaks fluent Norwegian, has shared his knowledge of and skills in Scandinavian-style flat-plane figure carving with thousands of carvers through courses and presentations in North America and in Scandinavia. Refsal is an Emeritus Member of the Caricature Carvers of America.[1] In 1996 he was decorated by H.M. Harald V, King of Norway, receiving the St. Olav's Medal, in recognition of his role in reinvigorating and popularizing Scandinavian figure carving in both North America and Norway. Refsal teaches carving at a variety of course centers through the U.S., including Vesterheim Museum, Decorah, IA; North House Folk School, Grand Marais, MN; Milan Village Arts School, Milan, MN; Norsk Wood Works, Barronett, WI; and the John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC.[2][3][4][5][6] He was named 2012 Woodcarver of the Year by Woodcarving Illustrated Magazine.[7] Education
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References1. ^{{cite web|title=Harley Refsal|url=http://www.cca-carvers.org/bio-pages/refsal.html|publisher=Caricature Carvers of America}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Refsal, Harley}}2. ^{{cite web|title=Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum|url=http://vesterheim.org/learning/classes/woodworking/index.php|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508192359/http://vesterheim.org/learning/classes/woodworking/index.php|archivedate=2013-05-08|df=}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Harley Refsal|url=http://www.northhouse.org/courses/courses/instructor.cfm?iid=86|publisher=North House Folk School}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Milan Village Arts School|url=http://www.milanvillageartsschool.org/}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Norsk Wood Works|url=http://www.norskwoodworks.com/}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=John C. Campbell Folk School|url=https://folkschool.org/index.php}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=2012 Woodcarver of the Year: Harley Refsal|url=http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/features/harley-refsal-woodcarver-of-the-year.html|publisher=Woodcarving Illustrated|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130303174425/http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/features/harley-refsal-woodcarver-of-the-year.html|archivedate=2013-03-03|df=}} 8 : American woodcarvers|Norwegian woodcarvers|American people of Norwegian descent|Augsburg University alumni|University of Oslo alumni|Living people|People from Grant County, Minnesota|Year of birth missing (living people) |
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