{"product_id":"son-of-a-dakota-twister-the-life-and-works-of-a-folk-artist-9781945783456","title":"Son of a Dakota Twister: The Life and Works of a Folk Artist","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOn a frigid winter day in South Dakota in 1984, buried in a six-foot-high snow drift, Kent Gutzmer first picked up an old carpet knife and started to carve a rocking horse. Since then, this lesser-known yet iconic artist's timeless, polychrome folk-art sculptures can be found throughout the United States and beyond.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith no formal training, Gutzmer's folk art fits into the \"outsider art\" sphere, amongst contemporaries such as Howard Finster, Edward Larson, Albert Zahn, and many other artists once known. His wide array of subjects include Bugs Bunny and Betty Boop, jesters and jockeys, and Santas and Uncle Sam - and they are realized as everything from carvings, whirligigs, weather vanes, flags, busts, trapeze toys, to jointed figurines. Though primarily working in wood carving, Gutzmer's mixed-media art also features found objects and materials, adding to its aged and inimitable quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGutzmer's work regularly appears at auctions due his prolificacy in the 1990s and early 2000s, including a 32\" tall Abe Lincoln that sold in 2013 for $5,700. His pieces have been featured in magazines such as \u003cem\u003eCountry Living\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCountry Accents\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAntique Trader\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Northern Collector\u003c\/em\u003e, and many others. \u003cem\u003eSon of a Dakota Twister\u003c\/em\u003e documents Gutzmer's story alongside his life's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Daulnoy Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781945783456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.29d","brand":"Kent Gutzmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53678451032245,"sku":"9781945783456","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781945783456.jpg?v=1793721804","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/son-of-a-dakota-twister-the-life-and-works-of-a-folk-artist-9781945783456","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}