H. S. "Andy" Anderson

While he was out working as a cowpoke earning a meager $30 per month he began to develop ideas for wood carved characters.

All the rest of that day I could see him in my mind and thought, 'What a good character he would make for a wood carving!'

The figure of this old weather-beaten cowpoke turned out real good (much to my surprise) and from then on I started carving characters."

During World War II, most of the items Anderson carved went to high-ranking officials in the U.S. Army and one was even given as a gift to President Franklin D. Roosevelt from Jesse Jones, Secretary of Commerce Anderson became known as one of America's great artists.

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