Vintage Isaac Smith PRAYING MANTIS Carved Wood Animal Sculpture
OBJECT SIZE 19 HIGH. ISAAC SMITH WAS A WELL-KNOWN DALLAS FOLK ARTIST WHO PRODUCED HAND CARVED WOODEN ANIMALS AND INSECTS AT HIS HOME STUDIO IN OAK CLIFF. THE FIGURE HAS SOME AGE RELATED DAMAGE. Smith was by far the No. 1 folk artist in the country, according to Ronald Gard, an art collector who served on the International Advisory Council… Read more →


