The sculpture was carved by my Grandfather's best friend, Svend Ericksen. Svend was a graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and worked as a wood carver / artist for the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project. After the Depression and WWII, Svend made a living as a commissioned artist. I was told as a child that Svend was hired to perform the wood carvings on the replica of the HMS Bounty, which was built for the 1962 film Mutiny on the Bounty and was sunk by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. I'm also told that Svend also was commissioned to build and carve a headboard that was presented as a gift to Queen Elizabeth. There are no scratches or damage, and there are a couple fine cracks in the wood grain, likely from changes in humidity over many yearly cycles.

7" wide across the elbows and 18" tall including the base