AUTOMATA, AUTOMATON / Wood Carving The Chain Gang by Dr Niblack "WATCH VIDEO" - $10,000 - (Pleasant Hill, CA)

Dr. Harley Niblack (1894-1966), Niblack’s life-size animated wooden figures were featured at Disneyland and also have been on display at the Smithsonian Institute. Niblack became so adroit at both carving and animation that he eventually partnered up with The Walt Disney Studios and worked closely with Walt Disney himself on several projects , he was soon spending long days creating 3-D wooden sculptures, most of which were Western caricatures. But with a twist: he incorporated his carvings into sophisticated Animations / Automatons using motors and pulleys to bring wood to life.The Chain Gang Automaton / Wood Carving by Dr Niblack from the National Museum of Woodcarving in Custer South Dakota. IMG 3269 - YouTube Video will open in a new window [isdntekvideo]

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