Francis Whitaker
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Francis Whitaker (1906 - October 3, 1999) was a famous blacksmith in Carmel, California and, later, an artist-in-residence at the Colorado Rocky Mountain School in Carbondale, CO.
He was born in Woburn, Massachusetts and died in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
In 1995, he received the Colorado Council on the Arts Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts. In 1997, he received the National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Books
- (1986) The Blacksmith's Cookbook: Recipes in Iron. Jim Fleming Publications. ISBN 0939415003
- (1995) My Life as an Artist-Blacksmith. F. Whitaker. ISBN 0964638908
External links
- [Smithsonian American Art Museum]
- [Anvil Magazine], 1997 interview
- [HGTV], Blacksmithing Dean. Modern Masters : Episode MAS-112.
- [National Heritage Award]
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