Related Articles

Stocksdale Bob Biography

American woodturner, known for his bowls formed from rare and exotic woods. His work was included in the American exhibit of the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair and has been recognized internationally for fine design and workmanship. His many honors include the American Association of Woodturners Lifetime Achievement Award (1998) and the Masters of the Medium Award, James Renwick Alliance (2003). Stocksdale received the American Craft Council’s Gold Medal in 1995. He was raised on his family farm and enjoyed working with tools. His first solo exhibition occurred in 1958 at the Long Beach Museum of Art. He bought a Victorian duplex in South Berkeley, where he lived and worked for the rest of his life. He put together a shop of modest tools in his basement, and there turned out work for more than 50 years that gradually earned him acclaim and fame as a woodturner. He was a friend, and sometime collaborator, of Sam Maloof. Stocksdale died on 6 January 2003 at Kaiser Oakland Medical Center in Oakland, California from complications of prostate cancer. He was 89. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less