William H. Fry

Mantel for Rookwood estate by Henry L. Fry and William H. Fry, 1851-1868

William Henry Fry (5 February 1830^[1] – 26 December 1929)^[2] was an English-American wood carver and gilder of the Aesthetic Movement. Born in Bath, Somerset, Fry moved to Cincinnati, Ohio in 1849^[3] to work in a shop run by his father, . In the 1870s the family began giving private instruction to Cincinnatians on woodcarving techniques. Many of his wood pieces can be viewed at the Cincinnati Art Museum.^[4]^[5]

References[]

^ England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970
^ Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2007
^ 1910 United States Federal Census
^ Aronson, Julie; Anita J. Ellis; Jennifer Howe (2003). The Cincinnati Wing. Ohio University Press & Cincinnati Art Museum. pp. 58–62. ISBN 0-8214-1487-9.
^ Christensen, Erwin Ottomar (1972). Early American Wood Carving. Courier Dover Publications. p. 91. ISBN 0-486-21840-6.

External links[]

William H. Fry at Find a Grave

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[1] England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970

[2] Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2007

[3] 1910 United States Federal Census

[cincinnati-4] Aronson, Julie; Anita J. Ellis; Jennifer Howe (2003). The Cincinnati Wing. Ohio University Press & Cincinnati Art Museum. pp. 58–62. ISBN 0-8214-1487-9.

[wood-5] Christensen, Erwin Ottomar (1972). Early American Wood Carving. Courier Dover Publications. p. 91. ISBN 0-486-21840-6.

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