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"Great is the power of memory that dwells in places." (from Cicero)

Self-portrait of Katharina Kasslatter as a wood carver wearing traditional costume

Self-portrait of a female wood carver

One of the first female students at the wood carving school

Katharina Kasslatter, known as Trina da Gustin, was one of the first  students at the specialist school in Wolkenstein, opened in 1908. This small sculpture out of Swiss pine depicts her sitting on her work stool wearing her traditional costume. Kasslatter started learning wood carving from her mother when she was eight years old. She signed her works in order to set herself apart from anonymous domestic producers.

Main category:
Art
Subcategory:
Wood carving
Epoch:20th century
Area(s):Selva Gardena
GPS coordinates:@11.74121,46.55912

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