Two Grinling Gibbons exhibitions in London at the same time
You wait for ages, then two exhibitions open at the same time about the same man in London – Grinling Gibbons, probably the most famous woodcarver in England.
The impetus for two exhibitions is that this year marks the 300th anniversary of his death, so there’s both a look back at his work, but also a look forward at the woodworkers of modern times.
Grinling Gibbons unique gift wasn’t just being a master carver, but that he switched from the oak that predominated and leant itse
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