Edwin Jeffery
Edwin Jeffery (b.1949), a retired Tennessee fire-fighter, has been carving since 1975. His images are derived from Biblical and contemporary cultural sources, and he often works with exotic woods like African mahogany. His work is in the permanent collection of the Brooks Museum in Memphis, TN, and has been featured in Raw Vision magazine. He also appears in the Encyclopedia of Southern Culture (UNC Press, 1989).
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FROM BIRTH TO GLORY
ca. 2012
72" x 22.75”
painted bas-relief woodcarving
$4800
Coretta Scott King
2006
25.5"H x 9.5"W
painted bas-relief woodcarving
$800
Last supper
2017
20.5"H x 43.5"W
painted bas-relief woodcarving
$2000
Holy Bible
2007
13.5" x 11" x 1.5"
painted woodcarving
$250
Sinless
2006
30" x 57"
painted bas-relief woodcarving
$3000
Holy Bible
2009
18" x 12.5" x 3.75"
painted woodcarving
$350
Crucifixion
2008
23"H x 7 "W x 2.5"D
painted woodcarving
$250